Adnah - Definition and Meaning, Bible Dictionary

Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Adnah

delight.

A chief of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:20 ).

A general under Jehoshaphat, chief over 300,000 men ( 2 Chronicles 17:14 ).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Adnah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Dictionaries - Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Adnah

Adnah [N] [E] [S]

eternal rest

Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.

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[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Adnah'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Adnah

Adnah [N] [E] [H]

(pleasure ).

A Manassite who deserted from Saul and joined the fortunes of David on his road to Ziklag from the camp of the Philistines. He was captain of a thousand of his tribe, and fought at Davids side in the pursuit of the Amalekites. ( 1 Chronicles 12:20 ) (B.C. 1054.)
The captain of over 300,000 men of Judah who were in Jehoshaphats army. ( 2 Chronicles 17:14 ) (B.C. 908.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Adnah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adnah

ADNAH

ad'-na (`adhnach, "pleasure"; Edna):

(1) A warrior of the tribe of Manasseh, who deserted Saul and joined David's forces at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20,21)

(2) An officer of high rank, perhaps the commander-in-chief of Jehoshaphat's army (2 Chronicles 17:14). Here the spelling in Hebrew is `adhnah.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ADNAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.