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Timna — the meaning of the Hebrew name תִּמְנָע

תִּמְנָע

Timnâʻ · pronounced tim-naw' · Strong's H8555 · a man and a woman · also spelled Timnah

Timna means restraint.

Built from

מָנַע mânaʻ (from, H4513) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4513; restraint; Timna, the name of two Edomites.

First appearance

Gen 36:12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife. (KJV)

Every verse that names Timna

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 36:12Gen 36:22Gen 36:401Chr 1:361Chr 1:391Chr 1:51

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