How to Pronounce Taanach
Tah-ah-NAHK
Taanach is pronounced Tah-ah-NAHK (ˈteɪənæk): three syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: TAY-uh-nak.
What does Taanach mean?
Taanach means “who humbles thee; who answers thee”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Taanach?
Taanach was a Canaanite city whose king was among those defeated by Israel (Joshua 12:21). It stood in the territory allotted to Manasseh, though its Canaanite inhabitants were not driven out (Judges 1:27), and it lay near Megiddo, where the kings of Canaan fought against Israel (Judges 5:19).
Also pronounced
TAY-uh-nak
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