Hena standard
y corrupt. No reasonable identification has been proposed. Cheyne (Encyclopaedia Biblica, under the word) says of the phrase "Hena and Ivah" that "underlying this is a witty editorial suggestion that the existence of cit…
Where is Hena in the Bible?
Hena was a Mesopotamian city located in ancient Assyria, possibly near Sippara in what is now Iraq. It appears in the Bible in 2 Kings 18:34 and 19:13, as well as Isaiah 37:13, where it is mentioned among cities conquered by the Assyrians before the time of King Sennacherib. The city is referenced in the context of Assyrian military campaigns and served as evidence of Assyrian power when their representatives taunted the people of Jerusalem. However, the exact location of Hena remains uncertain, and scholars have proposed various identifications without reaching consensus on its precise geographical position.
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Hena
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)y corrupt. No reasonable identification has been proposed. Cheyne (Encyclopaedia Biblica, under the word) says of the phrase "Hena and Ivah" that "underlying this is a witty editorial suggestion that the existence of cities called h-n-` and `-w-h respectively has passed out of mind (compare Ps 9:6 (7)), for hena` we`iwwah, clearly means `he has driven away and overturned' (so Targum, Symmachus)." He would drop out h-n-`. Hommel (Expositors Times, IX, 330) thinks that here we have divine names; Hena standing for the Arabic star-name al-han`a, and Ivvah for al-`awwa'u.
See IVAH.
W. Ewing
hen'-a-dad (chenadhadh, "favor of Hadad"; Septuagint Henaad; Henadad; Henadab; Henalab (Ezr 3:9; Ne 3:18,24;