Μεννά G3104
Menna (Μεννά) — a personal name appearing in Jesus' genealogy, otherwise unknown in biblical or historical records
This name occurs only in Luke 3:31, part of the genealogical section between David and the exile. Unlike Matthew's genealogy which follows the royal line through Solomon, Luke traces through Nathan, David's son. Menna is one of several otherwise unknown figures in this portion of Jesus' ancestry. The variants in manuscript traditions (Μεννᾶς, Μαϊνάν) suggest some uncertainty in the textual transmission, but the name's inclusion underscores Luke's concern to establish Jesus' authentic Davidic lineage through a different branch of the family tree.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The genitive form positions this individual within the chain of descent from David to Joseph. The multilingual consistency in preserving the Greek form reflects the typical treatment of proper names in genealogies, where transliteration rather than translation preserves the historical record. 1×
AR["مَينَّا"]·ben["মেন্নার"]·DE["Μεννὰ"]·EN["Menna"]·FR["Menna"]·heb["מֶנָּה"]·HI["मेन्ना"]·ID["Mena"]·IT["menna"]·jav["Mena,"]·KO["멘나-의"]·PT["Mená"]·RU["Меннанов"]·ES["Menná"]·SW["Menná"]·TR["Menna"]·urd["مناہ-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Μεννά (L, Μεννᾶς, -ᾶ; Rec. Μαϊνάν) ὁ, Menna: Luk.3:31.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)