Machbenah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַכְבֵּנָא
מַכְבֵּנָא
Machbenah means knoll.
Built from
כַּבּוֹן Kabbôwn — hilly open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from the same as H3522; knoll; Macbena, a place in Palestine settled by him.
First appearance
1Chr 2:49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
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