קַרְנַ֫יִם
qar.na.im
H7161B
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Hebrew
Karnaim
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
qar.na.im is used as the proper name of a place claimed as a conquest gained by strength.
The attested use presents qar.na.im as a proper place name invoked in a boast that it was taken by the speakers' own strength in Amos 6:13.
Senses in use
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Place named in a claim of conquest · dominant
The form is marked as a proper noun. In Amos 6:13 the APB renders the clause, "Have we not taken Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?"; the name occurs as the place said to have been taken.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 6:13, the APB presents the name as "Karnaim" within a claim of taking it by personal strength. The verse is read as a whole.