The meaning of “עַדְנָה”
Understanding ʻAdnâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Adnah. - § Adnah = "pleasure" - Adnah, the name of two Israelites 1) a Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined David...
עַדְנָה
Adnah. - § Adnah = "pleasure" - Adnah, the name of two Israelites 1) a Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined David at Ziklag 2) a captain in charge of over 300,000 men of Judah in the time of Jehoshaphat
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 12:20 | “As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.” Word: עַדְנָה (ʻAdnâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 17:14 | “And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.” Word: עַדְנָה (ʻAdnâh) |