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Kenath — the meaning of the Hebrew name קְנָת

קְנָת

Qᵉnâth · pronounced ken-awth' · Strong's H7079 · a place

Kenath means possession.

Built from

קָנָה qânâh (from, H7069) — to erect, i.e. create open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7069; possession; Kenath, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 32:42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (KJV)

Every verse that names Kenath

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles

Num 32:421Chr 2:23

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