The meaning of “הֵנַע”
Understanding Hênaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably of foreign derivation Hena. - § Hena = "troubling" - Hena, a place apparently in Mesopotamia 1) a city in Mesop...
הֵנַע
probably of foreign derivation Hena. - § Hena = "troubling" - Hena, a place apparently in Mesopotamia 1) a city in Mesopotamia which the Assyrian kings reduced shortly before the time of Sennacherib; site unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 18:34 | “Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?” Word: הֵנַע (Hênaʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 19:13 | “Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?” Word: הֵנַע (Hênaʻ) | |
| Isaiah 37:13 | “Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?” Word: הֵנַע (Hênaʻ) |