Lexical Definition

‎תִּמְנָה‎ Timnâh (tim-naw') Timnah ^N:N--L
from ‎מָנָה‎; a portion assigned

Timnah, Timnath, Thimnathah.

• § Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = "portion"
• Timnah, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan
2) a town in the hill country of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תִּמְנָה‎, ‎תִּמְנָ֫תָה‎ proper name, of a location (probably = portion, territory); — (‎חִמְנָה‎ Josh 15:10; Josh 15:57; 2Chr 28:18 ‎תִּמְנָ֫תֶה‎ [as nominative see GFM^{Judg 14:1}] Josh 19:43; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 with ‎ה‎ locative ‎תִּמְנָ֫תָה‎ Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14; Judg 14:1; Judg 14:5 ᵐ5 Θαμνα, Θαμναθα): —

1. place in hill-country of Judah Gen 38:12; Gen 38:13; Gen 38:14. probably = Josh 15:57. Site unknown (compare Di^{Gen 38:12} Rob^{BR ii. 17 n}.).

2. place on border of Judah Josh 15:10; Josh 19:43 (assigned to Dan), Judg 14:1 (twice in verse); Judg 14:2; Judg 14:5 (twice in verse); 2Chr 28:18. Modern Tibneh, approximately 15 miles south of west from Jerusalem compare Rob^{BR ii.17} Buhl^{Geogr. 196}.

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Timnah_1 • In Philistia • Canaanite city associated with Judah and Dan

Timnah, a Canaanite city on the border between Judah and Dan, associated with Judah's son Er and Samson (Gen. 38:12-14; Josh. 15:10; 19:43; Judg. 14:1-5).

• A location in Philistia first mentioned at Gen.38.12;
• referred to as Timnah תִּמְנָה, or Timnite תִּמְנִי.
  

Timnah was a Canaanite city located on the border between the territories of Judah and Dan. It is first mentioned in the story of Judah and Tamar, where Judah's son Er was married to Tamar (Gen. 38:12-14). Later, during the conquest of Canaan, Timnah was allocated to the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:43) but was also mentioned as part of Judah's territory (Josh. 15:10). In the time of the judges, Samson went down to Timnah and fell in love with a Philistine woman, whom he desired to marry (Judg. 14:1-5). The city was later captured by the Philistines during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah (2 Chr. 28:18). Timnah was situated in the Sorek Valley, known for its fertile land and strategic location on trade routes.

The Timnites are mentioned in Judges 15:6 as the people of the Philistine city of Timnah. Samson, one of the judges of Israel, had married a Philistine woman from Timnah. However, during the wedding feast, Samson posed a riddle to the Philistine guests, which they could not solve. They threatened Samson's wife to reveal the answer, which she did. In anger, Samson killed thirty Philistine men and left his wife. Later, when Samson attempted to visit his wife, he discovered that her father had given her to another man. In revenge, Samson burned the Philistines' fields, vineyards, and olive groves. The Timnites retaliated by burning Samson's wife and her father to death. This escalated the conflict between Samson and the Philistines.

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