The meaning of “כַּלְנֶה”
Understanding Kalneh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or כַּלְנֵה Kalnêh (kal-nay'); also כַּלְנוֹ Kalnôw (kal-no'); of foreign derivation Calneh, Calno. Compare כַּנֶּה. - §...
כַּלְנֶה
or כַּלְנֵה Kalnêh (kal-nay'); also כַּלְנוֹ Kalnôw (kal-no'); of foreign derivation Calneh, Calno. Compare כַּנֶּה. - § Calneh or Calno = "fortress of Anu" - Calneh or Calno, a place in the Assyrian empire 1) a city of Babylonia named among the cities of Nimrod 1a) maybe modern 'Niffer' 2) an Assyrian city near Aleppo 2a) maybe same as 1 since it was captured by Assyria in the 8th century BC
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:10 | “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.” Word: כַּלְנֶה (Kalneh) | |
| Isaiah 10:9 | “Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?” Word: כַּלְנֶה (Kalneh) | |
| Amos 6:2 | “Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?” Word: כַּלְנֶה (Kalneh) |