Strong H8556H8556Bתִּמְנַת סֶ֫רַח

Timnath-serah

One of the 2 senses of Strong H8556

Transliteration
timnath cheres timnath serach
Pronunciation
tim-nath {kheh'-res} tim-nath seh'-rakh
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Timnath-heres (or Timnath-serah), a town in the hill country of Ephraim, allotted to Joshua, where he was buried (Josh. 19:50; 24:30; Judg. 2:9).

Meaning of the name

Timnath-serah (or Timnath-heres) = "portion of the sun" or "abundant portion"

General definition

From H8553 and H2775; portion of (the sun;
Timnath {Cheres} a place in Palestine: - {Timnath-heres} Timnath-serah.

In the biblical story

Timnath-heres

Town allotted to Joshua, where he was buried

Timnath-heres (or Timnath-serah), a town in the hill country of Ephraim, allotted to Joshua, where he was buried (Josh. 19:50; 24:30; Judg. 2:9).