kinah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
kinah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
an elegy, a city in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:22). It was probably not far from the Dead Sea, in the Wady Fikreh.
kinah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(lamentation), a city of Judah, on the extreme south boundary of the tribe, next to Edom. #Jos 15:22|
kinah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
KI'NAH (lamentation, dirge), a city in the southern part of Judah, near the frontier of Edom. Josh 15:22.
kinah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A city in the S. border of Judah, next Edom (Joshua 15:22). A Kenite settlement made directly after the fall of Jericho (Judges 1:16). E. Wilton (Imperial Dictionary) would read for "Eder, and Jagur, and Kinah" "Arad and Hazor Kinah"; compare Septuagint, "Ara and Asor and Kinah." Some must be compound names, otherwise the list would exceed the number specified in Joshua 15:32.