Biblical Persons & Places
Timnath-heres
Timnath-heres
A location first mentioned at Jdg.2.9;
referred to as Timnath-heres (תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס), or Timnath-serah (NIV= Timnath Serah) (תִּמְנַת סֶ֫רַח).
Strong's Definition
Timnath-Cheres, a place in Palestine
Derivation: or תִּמְנַת סֶרַח; from H8553 (תִּמְנָה) and H2775 (חֶרֶס); portion of (the) sun;
KJV Usage: Timnath-heres, Timnath-serah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah = "portion of the sun" or "abundant portion"
1) a city given to Joshua as a inheritance in the mountains of Ephraim on the north of the hill of Gaash where he was buried
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תִּמְנַת סֶרַח / תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס
timnath cheres / timnath serach
BDB Definition:
Timnath-heres or Timnath-serah = portion of the sun
1) a city given to Joshua as a inheritance in the mountains of Ephraim on the north of the hill of Gaash where he was buried
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8553 and H2775
Total KJV Occurrences: 3