HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7079
קְנָת
qe.nat — Kenath
§ Kenath = "possession" a city in Gilead east of the Jordan taken possession of by a certain Nobah and renamed in his own honour
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Kenath
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5025
נֹ֫בַח
no.vach — Nobah
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.32.42 § Nobah = "barking" 1) a warrior of Manasseh who during the conquest of the territory on the east of the Jordan possessed himself of the town of Kenath and surrounding villages 2) a place in Gilead which comprised the towns of Kenath and its surrounding villages captured by 1 above and renamed after himself; area eventually regained its original identity
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5302
נֹ֫פַח
no.phach — Nophah
Nophah = "blast" a place in Moab Another name of qe.nat (קְנָת "Kenath" H7079)
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Possession, a city of Gilead. It was captured by Nobah, who called it by his own name (Num. 32:42). It has been identified with Kunawat, on the slopes of Jebel Hauran (Mount Bashan), 60 miles east from the south end of the Sea of Galilee.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.