Timnath Chereç — H8556
H8556 · Hebrew — תמנת
Pronunciation: tim-nath kheh'-res
Other spellings: Timnath Çerach תִּמְנַת סֶרַח
Definition
locative proper noun
Timnath-Cheres, a place in Palestine
- Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah = "portion of the sun" or "abundant portion"
- a city given to Joshua as a inheritance in the mountains of Ephraim on the north of the hill of Gaash where he was buried
Usually translated as
Timnath-heres, Timnath-serah
Origin
or Timnath Çerach; from H8553 and H2775; portion of (the) sun
Occurrences
Timnath Chereç occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2), Judges (1)
- Joshua 19:50 — According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah (תִּמְנַת) in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
- Joshua 24:30 — And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah (בְּתִמְנַת), which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
- Judges 2:9 — And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres (בְּתִמְנַת), in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
Strong's Lexicon — T