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H71 אֲבָנָה (ʼĂbânâh) ab-aw-naw'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Abana

Biblical Persons & Places

Abana Abana
A location only mentioned at 2Ki.5.12; referred to as Abana (אֲבָנָה), or Amana (=Qere) (אֲמָנָה).

Strong's Definition

Abanah, a river near Damascus

Derivation: perhaps feminine of H68 (אֶבֶן); stony; Compare H549 (אֲמָנָה).

KJV Usage: Abana.

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) river Abana, Syrian river flowing through Damascus

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֲבָנָה (a.va.nah) — Abana. A river in Syria flowing through Damascus Also named: a.ma.nah (אֲמָנָה "Amana" H0549H)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of Waterbodies

Abana = river; ◄ located in Syria

1 2KI 5:12 MT-K RSV NJB NIV NRSV REB GNT CEV | MT-Q NJPS אֲמָנָה

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֲמָנָה n.pr.fl. a river (constant ? cf. Is 33:16) flowing down from Antilebanon into the plain of Damascus 2 K 5:12 (Qr; אֲבָנָה Kt)

the region from which it flows Ct 4:8.

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Bible Occurrences (1)

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