H3239 - יָנוֹחַ (Yânôwach)

H3239 יָנוֹחַ (Yânôwach) yaw-no'-akh or (with enclitic) Yanowchah yaw-no'-khaw

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Janoah Janoah_2

A location only mentioned at 2Ki.15.29; only referred to as Janoah (יָנוֹחַ).

Janoah Janoah_1

A location first mentioned at Jos.16.6; only referred to as Janoah (יָנ֫וֹחָה).

Strong's Definition

Janoach or Janochah, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from H3240 (יָנַח); quiet;

KJV Usage: Janoah, Janohah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Janoah or Janohah = "He rests"

1) a place apparently in the north of Galilee in Naphtali, taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יָנוֹחָה / יָנוֹחַ yânôach / yânôchâh BDB Definition: Janoah or Janohah = He rests 1) a place apparently in the north of Galilee in Naphtali, taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3240 Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

16:6 16:7

15:29

Joshua 16:6

and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.

Joshua 16:7

From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.