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גִּינַת

𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤕

Ginat

H1527 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain

Definition

A personal name, referring to an individual named Ginath; the etymology and original meaning of the name are uncertain. The name functions in the Hebrew Bible as a patronymic, identifying a figure (Tibni son of Ginath), and does not carry an established lexical meaning apart from this function.

Semantic Range

personal name; patronymic; designation for the father of Tibni

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name גִּינַת (Gîynath) does not correspond to a clearly identifiable Hebrew root or pattern, and does not appear to be derived from common Hebrew lexemes. Some have suggested possible connections to roots relating to the concept of a garden (גן, gan) or potential non-Hebrew (e.g., Aramean or North-West Semitic) origin, but there is no strong philological evidence for these proposals. The precise root is therefore uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Ginath appears only in the expression 'Tibni son of Ginath' (1 Kings 16:21, 22), referring to a figure who vied for kingship in Israel after the death of Zimri. The name does not recur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible and does not correspond to broader Israelite naming conventions with clear meanings. English Bible translations typically transliterate the name without translating it. No evidence indicates that it functioned as a common Israelite or Judahite name outside this context, nor is there sufficient textual evidence to assign it a particular connotation or historical nuance. The root is not related to the later geographic term 'Ginnosar' or other similar-sounding names.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Ginath, an Israelite; Ginath.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; personal name

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1527-01 גִּינַת֙ ginat HNp Ginath Ginath 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1527-01 1 Kings 16:21 גִּינַת֙ ginat HNp of Ginath Ginath
H1527-01 1 Kings 16:22 גִּינַ֑ת ginat HNp Ginath Ginath
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