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Adnah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Delight.

2

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

3

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Adna

ad'-na (`adhna', "pleasure"; Aidaine):

(1) An Israelite in Ezra's time who, having married a foreign wife, divorced her. He belonged to Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30).

(2) A priest of the family of Harum, during the high-priesthood of Joiakim son of Jethua (Neh 12:12-15).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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

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

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

See also

Person Adnah (1 Chr 12,20) Person Adnah (2 Chr 17,14)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).