Strong H5570H5570Hסְנָאָה
Hassenaah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5570
- Transliteration
- senâ'âh
- Pronunciation
- sen-aw-aw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Hassenaah/Senaah: a name associated with a returned family or clan. It appears with the article in Nehemiah 3:3 (“the sons of Hassenaah”); related spellings occur in Ezra 2:35, Nehemiah 7:38 and 11:9, and 1 Chronicles 9:7. The 1 Chronicles context is Benjaminite, not Levitical.
Meaning of the name
Senaah or Hassenaah [with the article] = "thorny"
General definition
From an unused root meaning to prick;
thorny;
{Senaah} a place in Palestine: - {Senaah} Hassenaah [with the article.
thorny;
{Senaah} a place in Palestine: - {Senaah} Hassenaah [with the article.
In the biblical story
Hassenuah
A leader from the tribe of Benjamin
Hassenuah (also known as Hassenaah) was a leader from the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah (Neh.11.9; 1Ch.9.7; Neh.3.3).