Dict: smith - TIMNAH

smith:

TIMNAH - T>@ - (portion). A place which formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of the allotment of Judah. kjv@Joshua:15:10) It is probably identical with the Thimnathah of kjv@Joshua:19:43) and that again with the Timnath, or, more accurately, Timnathah, of Samson kjv@Judges:14:1-2 kjv@Judges:14:5) and the Thamnatha of the Maccabees. The modern representative of all these various forms of the same name is probably Tibneh, a village about two miles west of Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh). In the later history of the Jews, Timnah must have been a conspicuous place. It was fortified by Bacchides as one of the most important military posts of Judea. 1 Macc. kjv@9:50. A town in the mountain district of Judah. kjv@Joshua:15:57) A distinct place from that just examined. Inaccurately written Timnath in the Authorized Version, the scene of the adventure of Judah with his daughter in-law Tamar. kjv@Genesis:38:12-13-14) There is nothing here to indicate its position. It may be identified either with the Timnah in the mountains of Judah No. 23 or with the Timnathath of Samson [No. 1].