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שִׂטְנָה
sit.nah
H7856
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Sitnah

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sit.nah is the name given to a well after people quarrel over it.

The term is used as the proper name assigned to a newly dug well after a quarrel over it in Genesis 26:21.

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  1. Name for a disputed well · dominant

    In Genesis 26:21, the noun is marked Proper and is given as the well's name after another well is dug and people quarrel over it. The APB renders the naming clause, “so he called its name Sitnah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 26:21, the APB presents the term as the name “Sitnah” in the clause that follows the quarrel over the well.

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