Lexical Definition

‎מִנִּית‎ Minnîyth (min-neeth') Minnith ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎מֵן‎; enumeration

Minnith.

• § Minnith = "distribution"
• Minnith, a place East of the Jordan

1) a place east of the Jordan in Ammonite territory; site unknown

Extended Information

• a place east of the Jordan in Ammonite territory

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִנִּית‎ proper name, of a location in Ammonite territory, site unknown (4 Roman miles from Heshbon Euseb.^{Onom. 253, 33}; compare Buhl^{Geogr. 266}); — Judg 11:33 (ᵐ5 ἄχρις Ἀρνών, A εἰς Σεμωειθ, ᵐ5^L Σεμενειθ); ‎׳‎‎חִטֵּי מ‎ Ezek 27:17 wheat of Minnîth (compare wheat from Ammon 2Chr 27:5) so Berthol, but dubious; Co conjectures ‎חִטִּים‎ ‎וּנְכאֹת‎ wheat and storax. [‎מְנֻסָה‎] see ‎מְנוּסָה‎ below ‎נוס‎.

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Minnith • An Ammonite town known for its wheat

Minnith, an Ammonite town, was known for its wheat and was a place of defeat for the Ammonites by Jephthah.

• A location first mentioned at Jdg.11.33;
• only referred to as Minnith מִנִּית.
  

Minnith was a town located in the land of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. In Judges 11:33, it is mentioned as one of the places where Jephthah, a judge of Israel, defeated the Ammonites. Jephthah pursued the Ammonites from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, striking them with a great blow. Ezekiel 27:17 also mentions Minnith as a place known for its wheat, which was traded with Tyre. This suggests that Minnith was a fertile area with a reputation for producing high-quality wheat.

All entries for Minnith: מִנִּית