Lexical Definition

‎מְכֹנָה‎ Mᵉkônâh (mek-o-naw') Meconah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎מְכוֹנָה‎; a base

Mekonah.

• § Mekonah = "foundation"
• Mekonah, a place in Palestine

1) one of the towns which were reinhabited after the return from exile

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Also see: מְכוֹנָה

‎מְכֹנָה‎ proper name, of a location in Judah Neh 11:28. ᵐ5^L Μαμη. — ‎מְכֹנָה‎ = ‎מְכוֺנָה‎ see ‎כון‎. [‎מִכְנָס‎], ‎מִכְנְסֵי‎ see ‎כנס‎. ‎מֶ֫כֶס‎, [‎מִכְסָה‎] see ‎כסס‎. ‎מִכְסֶה‎, ‎מְכַסֶּה‎ see I. ‎כסה‎. ‎מַכְפֵּלָה‎ see ‎כפל‎.

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Meconah • A town inhabited by the people of Judah after the exile

Meconah, a town inhabited by the people of Judah after their return from the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:28).

• A location near Ain עַיִן only mentioned at Neh.11.28;
• only referred to as Meconah מְכֹנָה.
  

Meconah is mentioned in Nehemiah 11:28 as one of the towns inhabited by the people of Judah after they returned from the Babylonian exile. The verse lists Meconah along with other towns, such as Ziklag, as places where the people of Judah settled. No further details about the location are provided in the Bible.

All entries for Meconah: מְכֹנָה