קִינָה
𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤄
Qinah
H7016 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Kinah, a town in the southern part of the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah. The term functions as a proper place name and appears only in Joshua 15:22 in the context of a list of town allotments. The identification of the site is uncertain. Although the word shares its form with 'qînāh' ('lament, dirge'), in this context it is clearly a toponym and distinct from the noun meaning 'lament.'
Semantic Range
proper name of a town in Judah's territory; unrelated elsewhere to 'dirge, lament' (qînāh)
Root / Etymology
From root קון or uncertain; the Hebrew noun קִינָה (qînāh) elsewhere means 'dirge' or 'lament,' but in the context of Joshua 15:22, it is best understood as a place name, possibly derived independently of the noun, or perhaps named for an event, practice, or family. The underlying root would be קינה or possibly קון, but precise origin as a place name remains uncertain.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Kinah appears only in Joshua 15:22, in the context of the territorial allotments of the tribe of Judah during the period of Israelite settlement in Canaan. Its precise location is unknown, but scholars often associate it with an area in the southern Judean hill country or the Negev. The Greek Septuagint transliterates the name without translation, and there is no known evidence of the town's existence or significance outside of this biblical reference. While identical in form to 'qînāh' meaning 'dirge, lament,' the contextual function is purely geographic. The toponym may simply be an unrelated use of the form, or it could have originated from a personal or tribal name. Traditional translations render it as a proper name; the connection with 'dirge' or 'lament' is unlikely relevant to its use as a place name.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
the same as קִינָה; Kinah, a place in Palestine; Kinah.
Bantu Hebrew
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קין (q-y-n) — lamenting, mourning; uncertain as a place name
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H7017 | קֵינִי | the Qenite clansman |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7016-01 |
וְ/קִינָ֥ה | veqinah | HC/Np |
and Kinah | and Kinah | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7016-01 |
Joshua 15:22 | וְ/קִינָ֥ה | veqinah | HC/Np |
and Kinah | and Kinah |