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Kenath

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(possession). A city or section of Gilead (Num. 32:42⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (Numbers 32:42)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City of Bashan, taken by NOBAH, and called after his own name. It was afterward re-taken with the villages of Jair by Geshur and Aram, as the passage in Chronicles should read (Num. 32:42⁴²And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. (Numbers 32:42); 1 Chron. 2:23²³And 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. (1 Chronicles 2:23)). Identified with Kanawat, 32° 46' N, 36° 34' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7079 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Qnath

Phonic:

ken-awth’

Meaning:

from 7069; possession; Kenath, a place East of the Jordan

KJV Usage:

Kenath

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

possession

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A possession:―a place E. of Jordan, Num. 32:42. {Possessio}