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Meaning and etymology of the name Calneh
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Calneh 
Calneh is one of the cities from which Nimrod's kingdom extended:
"The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city." - Genesis 10:10-12
The name Calneh is possibly a combination of the following two elements that are both rich in meaning:
1) The Hebrew word  (kol), meaning all, with the sense of completion or perfection, even bride or spouse. Or  (kala) accomplish, come to a full end.
2) The Hebrew verb  (naweh) means dwelling, abiding. The noun (naweh) is spelled and pronounced the same but given a separate meaning by HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament: pasture, abode of shepherd, habitation. The third derivative is (nawa) meaning pasture, meadow. The root verb (nawa) means to keep at home.
Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Fortified Dwellings. NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Fort Of Ana. BDB Theological Dictionary does not translate.
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