HebrewH5570Proper Noun (Masculine)

סְנָאָה

se.na.ah

4Occurrences
H5570Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Senaah, a place in Palestine

from an unused root meaning to prick; thorny;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Senaah or Hassenaah [with the article] = "thorny" ancestor of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

סְנָאָה appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
2
1 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 9:7BSB

From the Benjamites:Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

Ezra 2:35BSB

and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.

Nehemiah 3:3BSB

The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Nehemiah 7:38BSB

and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

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