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Timnah

Timnah (tim'nu) [key]or Timnath (tim'năth) [key], in the Bible. 1. Hill town, S ancient Palestine. 2. Place associated with Judah. It may be the same as (sense 1) or (sense 3.) 3. Town associated with Samson's “Timnite” wife and also with Ahaz. An alternate form is Thimnathah.

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