a.ma.nah is a geographical proper name, naming a river in Damascus and a named head in a journey from Lebanon.

The attested uses present a.ma.nah as a geographical proper name: 2 Kings 5:12 places it among the rivers of Damascus, while Song of Songs 4:8 names a head from which the bride is called to journey.

1. Geographical proper name · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged as proper nouns in geographical clauses. In 2 Kings 5:12 the APB renders it among “the rivers of Damascus”; in Song of Songs 4:8 it renders a journey “from the head of Amana.”

   2 Kings 5:12Song of Songs 4:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Amana” in both verses, once among rivers and once as a head.