Strong H3641H3641Bכַּלְנֶה
Calneh
One of the 2 senses of Strong H3641
- Transliteration
- kalneh kalnêh kalnô
- Pronunciation
- {kal-neh'} {kal-nay'} kal-no'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Calneh (Calno) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, mentioned as one of Nimrod's cities and later as a trading partner of Tyre.
Meaning of the name
Calneh or Calno = "fortress of Anu"
General definition
Of foreign derivation;
Calneh or {Calno} a place in the Assyrian empire: - {Calneh} Calno. Compare H3656 .
Calneh or {Calno} a place in the Assyrian empire: - {Calneh} Calno. Compare H3656 .
In the biblical story
Calneh
Ancient Mesopotamian city, possibly Kullania or Kullanhu
Calneh (Calno) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, mentioned as one of Nimrod's cities and later as a trading partner of Tyre.
In the Bible
Strong H3641B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- calneh1
- calno1
First verses
- Isaiah 10:9Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
- Amos 6:2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?