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Senaah, Hassenaah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(thorny). His sons built the fishgate (Neh. 3:3³But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:3)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One whose sons built the fish gate at Jerusalem (Neh. 3:3³But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:3)). Probably the same as SENAAH in Nehemiah 7:38³⁸The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. (Nehemiah 7:38) and Ezra 2:35³⁵The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. (Ezra 2:35), the article being added in Nehemiah 3:3³But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:3).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5570 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Cna’ah

Phonic:

sen-aw-aw’

Meaning:

from an unused root meaning to prick; thorny; Senaah, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Senaah, Hassenaah (with the article)

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

hatred (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Distinguished; thorny; to prick; an enemy:―his children returned [HASSENAAMH], Ezra 2:35. {Illustris}