Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Timnah
Usage: § Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = "portion" a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan
Strong's Number
H8553
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
4
Strong's H8553 Quick Answer
Strong's H8553 תִּמנָה (Timnah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Timnah (tim-naw') n/l. 1. a portion assigned 2. Timnah, the name of two places in Israel It has 10 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include timnah, timnath, and thimnathah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Timnah (tim-naw') n/l. 1. a portion assigned 2. Timnah, the name of two places in Israel
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- timnah, timnath, and thimnathah
Meaning and Definition
Timnah (tim-naw') n/l. 1. a portion assigned 2. Timnah, the name of two places in Israel [from H4487] KJV: Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah. Root(s): H4487
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8553. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8553 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Timnah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H8553 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8553 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8553 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8553.
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.
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
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.
And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8553, grouped by book.
Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8553 FAQ
What does timnah (תִּמְנָה) mean?
Timnah (Strong's H8553) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Timnah". Timnah (tim-naw') n/l. 1. a portion assigned 2. Timnah, the name of two places in Israel
How many times is timnah (תִּמְנָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H8553 across 4 books.
Where can I study timnah (תִּמְנָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8553 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate timnah (תִּמְנָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as timnah, timnath, and thimnathah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.