סְנָאָה
se.na.ah
Senaah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the lexicon data, the word "Senaah" (H5570G) is a Hebrew proper name, specifically a personal name. This indicates that it was a unique individual's name in the Hebrew world, likely belonging to a prominent person or family member. The fact that it appears four times in the Bible suggests that Senaah held some level of significance or importance in ancient Israelite society. The lack of additional information in the definition and semantic domain narrows down the understanding of "Senaah" to its mere literal meaning as a proper name. There is no contextual hint, linguistic pattern, or figurative usage that could provide further depth or interpretation. Given the nature of proper names, the significance of "Senaah" lies in its association with a specific person or people, which can be connected to the passages in which it appears in the Bible.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
Nehemiah 3:3The sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
Nehemiah 7:38The children of Senaah: three thousand nine hundred thirty.
1 Chronicles 9:7Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,