8553. Timnah

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Timnah: Timnah

Original Word: תִּמְנָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Timnah
Pronunciation: tim-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tim-naw')
Definition: Timnah
Meaning: Timnah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah

From manah; a portion assigned; Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine -- Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.

see HEBREW manah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from manah
Definition
"territory," two cities in Judah
NASB Translation
Timnah (12).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

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

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

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root תָּמַן (taman), meaning "to allot" or "to assign."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Timnah, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts and does not appear in the Greek New Testament. However, geographical names from the Hebrew Bible are often transliterated in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament.

Usage: Timnah is used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several locations, primarily in the context of territorial boundaries and historical events.

Context: Timnah is mentioned in several contexts within the Hebrew Bible, serving as a geographical marker and a site of significant events. It is primarily known as a town in the territory of Judah, near the border with Philistia. Timnah is first mentioned in the context of the allotment of land to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:10). It is also noted as a Philistine town during the time of Samson, who went down to Timnah and saw a Philistine woman whom he desired to marry (Judges 14:1-2). This event is pivotal in the narrative of Samson, as it leads to a series of conflicts between him and the Philistines.

Additionally, Timnah is referenced in the story of Judah and Tamar, where Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah (Genesis 38:12-14). This location is significant in the narrative of Judah's lineage and the birth of Perez and Zerah.

The town is also mentioned in the context of the reign of King Ahaz, where it was captured by the Philistines (2 Chronicles 28:18). This highlights its strategic importance and the ongoing conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines.

Timnah's location is identified with modern-day Tel Batash, situated in the Sorek Valley, which aligns with its biblical description as being near the Philistine border.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה בְתִמְנָ֖תָה בתמנתה וְתִמְנָ֑ה וְתִמְנָ֖תָה ותמנה ותמנתה תִּמְנָ֑תָה תִּמְנָ֣ה תִּמְנָֽה׃ תִּמְנָֽתָה׃ תִמְנָ֔תָה תִמְנָ֖תָה תמנה תמנה׃ תמנתה תמנתה׃ bə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh ḇə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh betimNatah bəṯimnāṯāh ḇəṯimnāṯāh tim·nā·ṯāh ṯim·nā·ṯāh tim·nāh timNah timnāh timNatah timnāṯāh ṯimnāṯāh vetimNah vetimNatah wə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh wə·ṯim·nāh wəṯimnāh wəṯimnāṯāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 38:12
HEB: רֵעֵ֥הוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִ֖י תִּמְנָֽתָה׃
NAS: up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend
KJV: unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend
INT: and his friend the Adullamite Timnah

Genesis 38:13
HEB: חָמִ֛יךְ עֹלֶ֥ה תִמְנָ֖תָה לָגֹ֥ז צֹאנֽוֹ׃
NAS: is going up to Timnah to shear
KJV: goeth up to Timnath to shear
INT: your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep

Genesis 38:14
HEB: עַל־ דֶּ֣רֶךְ תִּמְנָ֑תָה כִּ֤י רָאֲתָה֙
NAS: is on the road to Timnah; for she saw
KJV: which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw
INT: is on the road to Timnah for saw

Joshua 15:10
HEB: שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְעָבַ֥ר תִּמְנָֽה׃
NAS: and continued through Timnah.
KJV: and passed on to Timnah:
INT: to Beth-shemesh and continued Timnah

Joshua 15:57
HEB: הַקַּ֖יִן גִּבְעָ֣ה וְתִמְנָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים עֶ֖שֶׂר
NAS: Kain, Gibeah and Timnah; ten cities
KJV: Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities
INT: Kain Gibeah and Timnah cities ten

Joshua 19:43
HEB: וְאֵיל֥וֹן וְתִמְנָ֖תָה וְעֶקְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: and Elon and Timnah and Ekron,
KJV: And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
INT: and Elon and Timnah and Ekron

Judges 14:1
HEB: וַיֵּ֥רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה
NAS: went down to Timnah and saw
KJV: went down to Timnath, and saw
INT: went Samson to Timnah and saw A woman

Judges 14:1
HEB: וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
NAS: a woman in Timnah, [one] of the daughters
KJV: a woman in Timnath of the daughters
INT: and saw A woman Timnah the daughters of the Philistines

Judges 14:2
HEB: אִשָּׁ֛ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
NAS: a woman in Timnah, [one] of the daughters
KJV: a woman in Timnath of the daughters
INT: A woman saw Timnah the daughters of the Philistines

Judges 14:5
HEB: וְאָבִ֥יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד־
NAS: went down to Timnah with his father
KJV: and his mother, to Timnath, and came
INT: his father and mother to Timnah and came far

Judges 14:5
HEB: עַד־ כַּרְמֵ֣י תִמְנָ֔תָה וְהִנֵּה֙ כְּפִ֣יר
NAS: as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold,
KJV: to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young
INT: far as the vineyards of Timnah and behold A young

2 Chronicles 28:18
HEB: וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־ תִּמְנָ֣ה וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־
NAS: with its villages, Timnah with its villages,
KJV: with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages
INT: and Soco villages Timnah villages and Gimzo

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8553
12 Occurrences

bə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
tim·nāh — 2 Occ.
tim·nā·ṯāh — 6 Occ.
wə·ṯim·nāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh — 2 Occ.