HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1829
דִּמְנָה
dim.nah — Dimnah
Dimnah = "dunghill" a Levitical city in Zebulun Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417H)
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Dimnah
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Historical dictionary entry
Dunghill, a city of Zebulun given to the Merarite Levites (Josh. 21:35). In 1 Chr. 6:77 the name “Rimmon” is substituted.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.