Lexical Definition

‎יָנוֹחַ‎ Yânôwach (yaw-no'-akh or (with enclitic) Yanowchah yaw-no'-khaw) Janoah ^N:N--L
from ‎יָנַח‎; quiet

Janoah, Janohah.

• § Janoah or Janohah = "He rests"
• Janoach or Janochah, a place in Palestine

1) a place apparently in the north of Galilee in Naphtali, taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יָנוֺחַ‎ proper name, of a location in extreme north of Israel 2Kgs 15:29 site dubious, Yânû— (Conder^{Lists 38}) near Tyre is probably too far west; Guérin^{Gal. ii. 371 f.} proposes Hunîn, west of upper Jordan, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 237}; ᵐ5 Ανιωχ, A ᵐ5^L Ιανωχ.

‎יָנ֫וֺחָה‎ proper name, of a location on border of Ephraim Josh 16:6; Josh 16:7, identification with Yânun southeast from Shechem Rob^{BR iii. 297} compare Buhl^{Geogr. 178}; ᵐ5 Ιανωχα, Ιανωκα.

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Janoah_2 • A town captured by the Assyrians from Israel

Janoah, a town captured by the Assyrians during the reign of Pekah, king of Israel (2 Kings 15:29).

• A location only mentioned at 2Ki.15.29;
• only referred to as Janoah יָנוֹחַ.
  

Janoah was a town in the northern kingdom of Israel that was captured by the Assyrians during the reign of Pekah, king of Israel (2 Kings 15:29). The Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser took Janoah, along with several other cities in Gilead and Galilee, and deported the inhabitants to Assyria. This event occurred around 732 BC as part of the Assyrian conquest of Israel. The exact location of Janoah is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the northern part of Israel, possibly in the region of Naphtali.

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