H8554 H8554
the Timnite, gentilic with article: inhabitant of Timnah, applied to Samson's wife (Judges 15:6)
A gentilic adjective with the article, meaning 'the Timnite' or 'the woman from Timnah.' It appears in Judges 15:6 referring to Samson's ill-fated wife, whose identity by town rather than personal name underscores her role in the tribal conflict narrative. Timnah was a border town between Israel and Philistia, making marriages there politically fraught. The designation identifies her as an outsider, a Philistine woman whose marriage to Samson catalyzes the conflict that leads to her tragic death.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Judges 15:6, this designates Samson's wife by her hometown—she is 'the Timnite.' The gentilic rather than personal name emphasizes her identity as an outsider from the border town, caught between Israel and Philistia. Her designation by place rather than name reflects her tragic role as a catalyst in Samson's conflict with the Philistines, leading to her death at their hands. 1×
AR["التِّمْنِيِّ-الـ"]·ben["সেই-তিম্নীয়ের"]·DE["der-Timnite"]·EN["the-Timnite"]·FR["le-Timnite"]·heb["ה-תמני"]·HI["तिम्नी-के"]·ID["orang-Timna"]·IT["il-Timnite"]·jav["tiyang-Timna"]·KO["그-딶나-사람의"]·PT["o-Timnita"]·RU["Тимнитянина"]·ES["el-timnateo"]·SW["Mtimna"]·TR["Timnalı'nın"]·urd["تِمنی-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
† תִּמְנִי adj.gent. הַתּ׳ Ju 15:6 the Timnite.