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דַּנָּה

𐤃𐤍𐤄

Danah

H1837 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain, possibly none (proper noun)

Definition

Dannâh is a proper name designating a specific settlement within the territorial allotment of the tribe of Judah, as mentioned in the biblical text. The term does not carry an intrinsic meaning beyond its function as a place name and is used exclusively as a toponym.

Semantic Range

the town of Dannâh in Judahite hill country; no established extended meanings

Root / Etymology

The precise etymology of דַּנָּה (Dannâh) is uncertain. The word does not clearly derive from an identifiable Hebrew root, and no plausible Semitic cognate is evident. The form may reflect a local or pre-Israelite linguistic influence, or a variant form of a more familiar root, but this cannot be confirmed with current evidence.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Dannâh appears only in Joshua 15:49 as a town in the hill country of the tribe of Judah in the period of the Israelite settlement in Canaan. Its historical identification is uncertain, and it does not reappear in later lists or traditions. While the consonants resemble the root דן (to judge), no linguistic or contextual evidence supports linking the place name with the verb or with the Israelite tribe of Dan. English translations often transliterate the name directly. The term 'Palestine' in earlier translations refers merely to the geographic region in biblical times and should not be confused with later definitions of the region or political entities. The transition from Judahite hill country settlement naming to Hellenistic or later Judean nomenclature sometimes obscures the original local significance of such toponyms. No evidence exists for the usage of 'Dannah' as a personal or tribal name in the biblical period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Dannah, a place in Palestine; Dannah.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — none; proper name

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1837-01 וְ/דַנָּ֥ה vedanah HC/Np and Dannah and Dannah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1837-01 Joshua 15:49 וְ/דַנָּ֥ה vedanah HC/Np and Dannah and Dannah
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