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Calneh, Calno

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fortress). A city of Nimrod (Gen. 10:10¹⁰And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (Genesis 10:10); Amos 6:2²Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? (Amos 6:2); Isa. 10:9⁹Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? (Isaiah 10:9)). Canneh (Ezek. 27:23²³Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. (Ezekiel 27:23)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the ancient cities in the land of Shinar built by Nimrod (Gen. 10:10¹⁰And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (Genesis 10:10); Amos 6:2²Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? (Amos 6:2)). Some identify it with Ctesiphon beyond the Tigris; others with Niffer, about 60 miles E. S. E.; but on the maps it is usually placed at 32° 10' N, 45° 5' E, not coinciding with either of these.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3641 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kalneh

Phonic:

kal-neh’

Meaning:

or Kalneh {kal-nay'}; also Kalnow {kal-no'}; of foreign derivation; Calneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire

KJV Usage:

Calneh, Calno. Compare 3656

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the wail is complete : his perfection

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Inclosure of a dwelling; fort of the Babylonish god And:―[CALNEH], Isa. 10:9. {Clausura habitaculi}