Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2609 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָנֵס |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | of Egyptian derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Chanec |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-nace' |
| Meaning: | 1. Chanes, a place in Egypt |
| KJV Renderings: | Hanes. |
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חָנֵס proper name [of a location] Isa 30:4 in Lower Egypt, on island in Nile, south of Memphis (|| צֹּעַן) = Egyptian Hnnstn [* –néns® ], Assyrian –ininši; Herodotii. 137 Ἄνυσις, afterward Heracleopolis magna, now Ahnâs; see SteindBAS i. 602.
