Qᵉnâth — H7079

Definition

locative proper noun

Kenath, a place East of the Jordan

1. Kenath = "possession"
2. a city in Gilead east of the Jordan taken possession of by a certain Nobah and renamed in his own honour

Usually translated as

Kenath

Origin

from H7069; possession

• Derived from Qânâh (H7069)

Greek equivalents

• ákron (G206)
• merís (G3310)
• méros (G3313)
• mésos (G3319)
• péras (G4009)

Occurrences

Qᵉnâth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

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