How to Pronounce Timnah
Tim-NAH
Timnah is pronounced Tim-NAH (ˈtɪmnə): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: TIM-nuh.
What does Timnah mean?
Timnah means “forbidding”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Timnah?
A portion. (1.) A town of Judah (Josh. 15:10). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz (2 Chr. 28:18). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan (Josh. 19:43), and also with Timnath (Judg. 14:1, 5). (2.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:57)= Tibna near Jeba’. (3.) A “duke” or sheik of Edom (Gen. 36:40).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
TIM-nuh
Found in Scripture
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