Lexical Definition

‎קְנָת‎ Qᵉnâth (ken-awth') Kenath ^N:N--L
from ‎קָנָה‎; possession

Kenath.

• § Kenath = "possession"
• Kenath, a place East of the Jordan

1) a city in Gilead east of the Jordan taken possession of by a certain Nobah and renamed in his own honour

See Greek: ἄκρον · μερίς · μέρος · μέσος · πέρας

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קְנָת‎ proper name, of a location κααθ, Κα(α)ναθ E of Jordan Num 32:42 (JE) 1Chr 2:23 perhaps †anawat on western slope of Hauran mountains (Buhl^Geogr.252).

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Kenath • A city in Gilead, captured by Nobah and renamed

Kenath, a city in Gilead captured by Nobah and renamed after himself, was later recaptured by Geshur and Aram (Numbers 32:42; Judges 8:11; 1 Chronicles 2:23).

• A location first mentioned at Num.21.30;
• referred to as Kenath קְנָת, or Nobah נֹבַח, or Nophah נֹפַח.
  

Kenath was a city located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. During the time of Moses, the city was captured by Nobah, a descendant of Manasseh, who renamed it after himself (Numbers 32:42). The city was also known as Nophah (Numbers 21:30). In the time of Gideon, Kenath was mentioned as being near Jogbehah, where Gideon pursued and defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:11). Later, according to 1 Chronicles 2:23, Geshur and Aram captured Kenath and its villages, totaling sixty towns. This suggests that the city and its surrounding area were of significant size and importance. The exact location of Kenath is uncertain, but it is believed to be in the modern-day Hauran region of Syria, possibly at the site of Qanawat, which preserves the ancient name.

All entries for Kenath or Nobah or Nophah: קְנָת ☩ נֹבַח ☩ נֹפַח