Imnah
yim.nah is a personal name used for a son of Asher and for Kore’s father.
The name chiefly identifies a son of Asher in family and clan listings; it also identifies the father of Kore in 2 Chronicles 31:14.
Senses in use
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Personal name in Asher’s family listings · dominant
The proper-noun forms identify a son of Asher in Genesis 46:17 and 1 Chronicles 7:30, where the APB renders the lists with “Imnah” among Asher’s sons. In Numbers 26:44, two proper-noun forms occur in the clan list, rendered “Imnah, the clan of the Imnites.”
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Personal name in Kore’s parentage · occasional
In 2 Chronicles 31:14, the proper-noun form identifies Imnah as Kore’s father; the APB renders the clause “Kore son of Imnah the Levite.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Imnah” in the family and parentage notices. In Numbers 26:44 it also renders the clan designation “the Imnites”.