Akrabbim

scorpions, probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the land of Palestine. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Num 34:4 ). It is called "Maaleh-acrabbim" in (Josh 15:3), and "the ascent of Akrabbim" in (Num 34:4 ).

EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary