Amana — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲמָנָה

אֲמָנָה

ʼĂmânâh · pronounced am-aw-naw' · Strong's H549 · a place

Amana means Amanah, a mountain near Damascus.

Built from

אֲמָנָה ʼămânâh (the same as, H548) — something fixed, i.e. a covenant. an allowance open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H548; Amanah, a mountain near Damascus.

First appearance

2Kgs 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. (KJV)

Every verse that names Amana

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Kings, Song of Songs

2Kgs 5:12Song 4:8

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