HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2995
יַבְנְאֵל
yav.ne.el — Jabneel
Jabneel = "God causes to build" a town in Judah on the northern boundary near the sea Also named: yav.neh (יַבְנֶה "Jabneh" H2996)
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Jabneel
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2996
יַבְנֶה
yav.neh — Jabneh
Jabneh = "building of God" a Philistine city Another name of yav.ne.el (יַבְנְאֵל "Jabneel" H2995G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7942
שִׁכְּרוֹן
shik.k.ron — Shikkeron
§ Shicron = "drunkenness" a landmark on the northwestern boundary of Judah lying between Ekron and Jabneel
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Built by God. (1.) A town in the north boundary of Judah (Josh. 15:11), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamnia, the modern Yebna, 11 miles south of Jaffa. After the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), it became one of the most populous cities of Judea, and the seat of a celebrated school. (2.) A town on the border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33). Its later name was Kefr Yemmah, “the village by the sea,” on the south shore of Lake Merom.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.