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Kitron

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7177

קַרְתָּה

qar.tah — Kartah

Kartah = "city" a town in Zebulun allotted to the Merarite Levites Another name of qit.ron (קִטְרוֹן "Kitron" H7003)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7005

קַטָּת

qat.tat — Kattath

Kattath = "small" a town in Zebulun Another name of qit.ron (קִטְרוֹן "Kitron" H7003)

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Historical dictionary entry

Knotty, a city of Zebulun (Judg. 1:30), called also Kattath (Josh. 19:15); supposed to be “Cana of Galilee.”

Scripture references

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

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