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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Zaanan
Micah plays on the name, which sounds like going out, and says its people do not come out. It is generally identified with Zenan in Judah's lowlands.
First, in plain English
Micah plays on the name, which sounds like going out, and says its people do not come out. It is generally identified with Zenan in Judah's lowlands.
Who this is
A town addressed in Micah's oracle against the towns of Judah's lowlands (Micah 1:11), where the prophet puns on its name, related to a Hebrew word for "go out," by saying its people "come not forth." It is generally identified with Zenan, listed among the towns of Judah's lowland district in Joshua 15:37.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H6630
Where it is
- 34.849167
- 31.565278
Where it appears
- Micah 1:11
