H4089 H4089
Madmannah (proper noun); a town in southern Judah, also a descendant of Caleb
Madmannah appears both as a town in southern Judah's inheritance (Josh 15:31) and as a Calebite descendant (1 Chr 2:49). As a place name, its location remains uncertain—the Septuagint's Μηδεβηνα suggests connections near Gaza, with various scholars proposing Minyay south of Gaza. The dual usage (geographic and personal) was common in ancient Israel, where clan names and settlement names often overlapped, reflecting the intimate connection between family lineage and land possession.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A name serving dual purposes: (1) a city in the Negev allotted to Judah, and (2) a descendant of Caleb. This overlap reflects the typical Israelite pattern where clan leaders gave their names to settlements or vice versa. All language traditions transliterate the name consistently (Madmannah, Madmaná, etc.), though its geographical identification south of Gaza remains tentative based on Septuagint and patristic witnesses. 2×
AR["مَدمَنَّة", "وَ-مَدْمَنّةُ"]·ben["এবং-মদ্মন্না", "মদ্মন্নার"]·DE["[מדמנה]", "und-Madmannah"]·EN["Madmannah", "and-Madmannah"]·FR["[מדמנה]", "et-Madmannah"]·heb["ו-מדמנה", "מדמנה"]·HI["और-मद्मन्ना", "मदमन्ना"]·ID["Madmana", "dan-Madmana"]·IT["[מדמנה]", "e-Madmannah"]·jav["Madmana", "lan-Madmana"]·KO["그리고-마드만나", "마드만나"]·PT["Madmanah", "e-Madmannah"]·RU["Мадманы", "и-Мадманна"]·ES["Madmana", "y-Madmaná"]·SW["Madmana", "na-Madmana"]·TR["Madmanna'nın", "ve-Madmanna"]·urd["اور-مدمنہ", "مدمنہ"]
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
† מַדְמַנָּה 1. n.pr.loc. city of southern Judah Jos 15:31; loc. dub., Onom. Μηδεβηνα = Μηνοεις near Gaza LagOnom. 279, 2nd ed. 276; cf. Minyay S. of Gaza RobBR i. 602; on other proposed identif. cf. Di 2. n.pr.m. descendant of Caleb 1 Ch 2:49.