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Dannah

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A village in the hill country of Judah. Situated between Socoh and Kiriath-sannah (Josh 15:49).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Dannah

Dannah (דַּנָּה‎, dannah). A village in the hill country of Judah. Situated between Socoh and Kiriath-sannah (Josh 15:49).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Dannah (Place)

DANNAH (PLACE) [Heb dannâ (דַּנָּה)]. A town situated in the S hill country of Judah (Josh 15:49), within the same district as Debir. The only reference to this settlement occurs in the list of towns within the tribal allotment of Judah (Josh 15:21–62). The location of the ancient settlement is unknown.

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Dannah

Dannah. Town located in the hill country of Judah between Socoh and Kiriath-sepher (Debir) (Jos 15:49).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Dannah

Dannah danʹə [Heb. dannâ; Gk. Renna]. A city in the hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:49) between Socoh and Kiriathsepher (Debir). Its location is uncertain but it is probably to be identified with Idhna—the Iedna of Eusebius Onom—about midway between Hebron and Beit Jibrîn.J. F. Prewitt

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Dannah

DANNAH Town located in the hill country of Judah between Socoh and Kiriath-sannah (Debir) (Jos 15:49).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Dannah

DANNAH. A town in the mountain of Judah SW of Hebron, perhaps associated with modern Idnah (Josh 15:49).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Dannah

Dannah (Heb. dannâ)A city in the hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:49), near Debir (Kiriath-sannah). Its location has not yet been identified.

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Dannah

Dannah [dănˊə] (Heb. dannâ “stronghold”). A city in the hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:49), near Debir (Kiriath-sannah). Though its exact location continues to escape precise identification, proposed sites are Deir esh-Shemsh or Idhna.

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Dannah

Dan´nah, a city in the mountains of Judah, Josh. 15:49, and probably south or southwest of Hebron. No trace of its name has been discovered.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Dannah

DAN´NAH (danʹna; “murmuring”). A city in the mountains of Judah, about eight miles from Hebron (Josh. 15:49).

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Dannah

Dannah—murmuring, a city (Josh. 15:49) in the mountains of Judah about 8 miles south-west of Hebron.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Dannah

DANNAH [DAN nah] — a village in the hill country of Judah between Socoh and Kirjath Sepher (Josh. 15:49). Some writers identify it with modern Deir esh-Shemesh or Simya.