סֶ֖רַח
𐤎𐤓𐤇
Timenat Cheres
-serah
A proper place name designating a town assigned to Joshua in the territory of Ephraim, also referenced as Timnath-Serah. The full compound name 'Timnath Cheres' means 'Timnath of the Sun(disk)' or 'Allotment of the Sun,' with the first element indicating 'apportioned land' and the latter referencing the 'sun.' The term refers exclusively to this site and does not have a generalized use in other contexts.
Joshua 24:30 · Word #6
Lexicon H8556
| Lemma | תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕 𐤇𐤓𐤎 |
| Transliteration | Timenat Cheres |
| Strong's | H8556 |
| Definition | A proper place name designating a town assigned to Joshua in the territory of Ephraim, also referenced as Timnath-Serah. The full compound name 'Timnath Cheres' means 'Timnath of the Sun(disk)' or 'Allotment of the Sun,' with the first element indicating 'apportioned land' and the latter referencing the 'sun.' The term refers exclusively to this site and does not have a generalized use in other contexts. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | -serah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8556-03
Allotment of Surplus
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular place name; variant form of Timnath-Serah. |
| Rendering Rationale | This proper place name reflects a compound built from the root meaning "to allot" and the variant element סרח meaning "surplus" or "remainder." The rendering preserves the underlying root sense rather than merely transliterating the name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Timenat Cheres
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Allotment-of-the-Sun |