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KINAH

ki'-na (qinah):

An unidentified town on the southern boundary of Judah, toward Edom (Joshua 15:22). The word qinah means "elegy," "dirge," "lament for the dead." The name, however, may have been derived from the Kenites, qeniy, who had settlements in the South (1 Samuel 27:10, etc.).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'KINAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.