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Hasenuah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5574

סְנוּאָה

se.nu.ah — Hassenuah

Someone descended from Senaah (H5570) of the tribe of Levi before time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.7; including Hodaviah (H1938I) and Judah (H3063I); also called Hassenaah at Neh.3.3 Also named: se.na.ah (סְנָאָה "Hassenaah" H5570H) § Senuah or Hasenuah [with the art] = "bristling" a Benjamite

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Historical dictionary entry

Bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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