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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Calneh


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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) kol (kol 985a), meaning all, with the sense of completion or perfection, even bride or spouse. Or kala (kala 982) accomplish, come to a full end.
2) nawa (naweh 1322b) means dwelling, abiding. nawa (naweh 1322a) is spelled and pronounced the same but given a separate meaning by TWOTOT : pasture, abode of shepherd, habitation. The third derivative is nawa (nawa 1322c) meaning pasture, meadow. The rootverb nawa (nawa 1322) means to keep at home.

Jones reads Fortified Dwellings. NOBSE reads Fort Of Ana. BDB does not translate.



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