Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5570 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סְנָאָה |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to prick |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Cna'ah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sen-aw-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. thorny 2. Senaah, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Senaah, Hassenaah (with the article). |
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סְנָאָה apparently proper name, masculine ׳ בְּנֵי ס Ezra 2:35 = Neh 7:38, ׳ בְּנֵי הַסּ Neh 3:3 ᵐ5 Σαανα, Σανανα(τ), etc., ᵐ5 L Σενναα; MeyJudenth. 150, 154 reads סְנֻאָה (׳ ס for ׳ שׂ, compare סְנוּאָה) = sons of the hated (rejected) woman, i.e. the poorer classes of Jerusalem.
סְנוּאָה proper name, masculine (but see סְנָאָה ); — ׳ בֶּןהַֿסּ Neh 11:9 ( ᵐ5 Ασανα, ᵐ5 L Ασεννα), בֶּןהַֿסְּנֻאָה 1Chr 9:7 ( ᵐ5 Αανα, A Ασανουα, ᵐ5 L Σαανα).
