H8553G

תִּמְנָה

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Timnah

§ Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = "portion" a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

תִּמְנָה, תִּמְנָ֫תָה proper name, of a location (probably = portion, territory); — (חִמְנָה Josh 15:10; Josh 15:57; 2Chr 28:18 תִּמְנָ֫תֶה [as nominative see GFM^{Judg 14:1}] Josh 19:43; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 with ה locative תִּמְנָ֫תָה Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:5 ᵐ5 Θαμνα, Θαμναθα): —

1. place in hill-country of Judah Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14. probably = Josh 15:57. Site unknown (compare Di^{Gen 38:12} Rob^{BR ii. 17 n}.).

2. place on border of Judah Josh 15:10; Josh 19:43 (assigned to Dan), Judg 14:1 (twice in verse); Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 (twice in verse); 2Chr 28:18. Modern Tibneh, approximately 15 miles south of west from Jerusalem compare Rob^{BR ii.17} Buhl^{Geogr. 196}.

8 occurrences

Genesis (3), Joshua (1), Judges (3), II Chronicles (1)