H5573 H5573
Seneh—cliff name, possibly meaning 'thorny'
Seneh was one of two prominent rocky crags that formed a natural pass between Michmash and Geba. Jonathan and his armor-bearer famously climbed between these two cliffs—Seneh and Bozez—to launch their daring raid on the Philistine garrison. The name may derive from a word for 'thorn' or 'thorny bush,' suggesting the rugged, inhospitable terrain. This geographical marker became associated with one of Israel's great military victories through faith and courage.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Proper name of a cliff or rocky crag opposite Bozez in the pass between Michmash and Geba (1 Sam 14:4). The site was central to Jonathan's attack on the Philistine garrison. Etymology possibly connects to 'thorny,' describing the harsh terrain. Translations consistently transliterate as Seneh/Sené, preserving the place name without translation. 1×
AR["سِنَّة"]·ben["সেনা"]·DE["Seneh"]·EN["Seneh"]·FR["Seneh"]·heb["סנה"]·HI["सेनेह"]·ID["Sene"]·IT["Seneh"]·jav["Sene"]·KO["세네"]·PT["Seneh"]·RU["Сене"]·ES["Sené"]·SW["Sene"]·TR["Sene"]·urd["سنہ"]
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
† סֶ֑נֶּה n.pr.rup. (= thorny, cf. GASmGeogr. 250 n. HPS ad loc.);—a cliff opp. the cliff called בּוֹצֵץ, 1 S 14:4 (Ginsb as here; Baer סֵ֑נֶּה, van d. H. סֶ֑נֶה); 𝔊 Σεννααρ.