Strong H7079קְנָת

Kenath

Transliteration
qenâth
Pronunciation
ken-awth'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H7069; possession;
{Kenath} a place East of the Jordan: - Kenath.

Meaning of the name

Kenath = "possession"

Detailed definition

Kenath, a city in Gilead captured by Nobah and renamed after himself, was later recaptured by Geshur and Aram (Numbers 32:42; Judges 8:11; 1 Chronicles 2:23).

In the biblical story

Kenath

A city in Gilead, captured by Nobah and renamed

Kenath, a city in Gilead captured by Nobah and renamed after himself, was later recaptured by Geshur and Aram (Numbers 32:42; Judges 8:11; 1 Chronicles 2:23).

In the Bible

Strong H7079 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • kenath2

First verses

  1. Numbers 32:42
    And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:23
    And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
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