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Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah

“Thimnathah” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(Josh. 19:43⁴³And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, (Joshua 19:43)). [TIMNAH.]

“Thimnathah” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(Josh. 19:43⁴³And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, (Joshua 19:43)).

“Timnath” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(1) (Gen. 38:14¹⁴And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. (Genesis 38:14)). [TIMNA, 2.] (2) Home of Samson’s wife (Judg. 14:1-5¹And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. ²And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. ³Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. ⁴But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. ⁵Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. (Judges 14:1‑5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:43⁴³And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, (Joshua 19:43)). Identified by some with Tibneh, 32° 1' N, 35° 6' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

8553 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Timnah

Phonic:

tim-naw’

Meaning:

from 4487; a portion assigned; Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a portion there: thou shalt number there

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Separation of one from another; portion assigned:―name of two places in Palestine [THIMNATHAH], Gen. 38:12. {Separatio unius ab altero}