קִינָה (qi.nah)
qi.nah
Kinah
N:N--LQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
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Word Overview
The noun qi.nah refers to a specific place name, identified as a town located in the extreme southern region of Judah, right on the border with Edom. Although the Hebrew root for this word literally means "lamentation" or "dirge," it is used here strictly as a proper noun for a settlement rather than describing an act of mourning.
This location appears only once in the Bible, listed among the cities assigned to the tribe of Judah in Joshua 15:22. Its placement on the southern frontier highlights its role as a boundary marker in the territorial distribution described in that chapter.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
Joshua 15:22 lists Kinah among the towns allotted to Judah, marking the edge of their territory near Edom. This single mention reminds us that God’s provision includes specific places for His people, even on the frontier.
The name itself carries a sense of lamentation, yet here it serves as a boundary marker in a story of inheritance. It suggests that our boundaries and limits are not obstacles to God’s care but part of His ordered plan for us.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- and/ Kinah1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- וְ/קִינָ֥ה1×
Key Verses
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Joshua 15:22
Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
This verse places Kinah on the southern border of Judah, showing how God defined the tribe's inheritance with precise geographical markers.