Taanach
ta.a.nakh is a place-name used for a city, its dependents, its inhabitants, and a battle location.
The occurrences consistently identify a place: it is listed with daughters or villages, named under a king and an administrator, associated with inhabitants, and located beside the waters of Megiddo in an account of fighting.
Senses in use
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Place identified in territorial and civic lists · dominant
In Joshua 17:11 the proper noun occurs among places and their daughters belonging to Manasseh, while Joshua 21:25 names it with its pasture among cities given from the half-tribe of Manasseh. In 1 Chronicles 7:29 the APB renders it among Beth-shean, Megiddo, and Dor, each named with daughters; Judges 1:27 likewise lists it with villages in a statement about Manasseh not dispossessing the land.
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Place named in rule and conflict · common
Joshua 12:21 names a king of the place alongside a king of Megiddo, and 1 Kings 4:12 includes the place in Baana's charge. In Judges 5:19 the APB renders the kings of Canaan fighting there “by the waters of Megiddo,” presenting the proper noun as the setting of the conflict.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Taanach” throughout, placing it in lists of cities, under a king and an administrator, and in the clause about fighting “at Taanach.” These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate every contribution of the term.