A town in the Negev region of Judah
Kinah
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 15:22.
קִינָהKinah
The name means “same as Kenah.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Kinah Written by AI
Kinah was a town located in the Negev, the southern region of Judah (Joshua 15:22). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the context of the list of towns allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the Promised Land under Joshua. No further information about the town's history or significance is provided in the biblical text. The exact location of Kinah is unknown, but it was likely situated in the arid wilderness region south of Hebron.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
An elegy, a city in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:22). It was probably not far from the Dead Sea, in the Wady Fikreh.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 15:22
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.