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תִּמְנָה H8553
H8553 is the Hebrew word תִּמְנָה, transliterated Timnâh and said tim-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it timnath.
What it means
Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from H4487 (מָנָה); a portion assigned.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.
Verses using תִּמְנָה
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 38:12 · KJV
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Genesis 38:13 · KJV
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
Genesis 38:14 · KJV
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
Joshua 15:57 · KJV
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
Joshua 19:43 · KJV
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Judges 14:1 · KJV
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Judges 14:2 · KJV
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
Judges 14:5 · KJV
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
2 Chronicles 28:18 · KJV
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8553 mean?
H8553 is the Hebrew word תִּמְנָה (Timnâh), meaning Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine.
How is H8553 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it timnath (8 times), timnah (1 time), thimnathah (1 time), thereof and timnah (1 time).
How many times does H8553 appear in the Bible?
תִּמְנָה (Timnâh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8553 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4487 (מָנָה); a portion assigned.
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