HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3841
לִבְנָה
liv.nah — Libnah
§ Libnah = "pavement" a station between Sinai and Kadesh of Israel during their wilderness wanderings
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Libnah
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3414
יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ
yir.me.yah — Jeremiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.31; father of: Hamutal (H2537) § Jeremiah = "whom Jehovah has appointed" 1) the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name 2) a man of Libnah and father of Hamutal the wife of king Josiah 3) a Gadite who joined David at Ziklag 4) a Manassehite, one of the mighty men of valour of the Transjordanic half tribe of Manasseh 5) a Gadite and warrior of David 6) a warrior of David 7) a priest who joined Nehemiah in the covenant ceremony 8) a priest also in the time of Nehemiah; maybe same as 7 9) father of Jaazaniah the Rechabites
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מַקֵּדָה
maq.qe.dah — Makkedah
§ Makkedah = "place of shepherds" the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2537
חֲמוּטַל
cha.mu.tal — Hamutal
A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.31; daughter of: Jeremiah (H3414); married to Josiah (H2977); mother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H) and Zedekiah (H6667H) § Hamutal = "father-in-law is protection" one of the wives of Josiah, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah
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Transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical towns in the tribe of Judah (21:13), and was strongly fortified. Sennacherib laid siege to it (2 Kings 19:8; Isa. 37:8). It was the native place of Hamutal, the queen of Josiah (2 Kings 23:31). It stood near Lachish, and has been identified with the modern Arak el-Menshiyeh.
Scripture references
Numbers 33:20Numbers 33:21Joshua 10:29-32Joshua 12:152 Kings 19:8Isaiah 37:82 Kings 23:31Joshua 21:131 Chronicles 6:572 Kings 8:222 Chronicles 21:10
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.