Amana, a mountain range featured in a poetic description of the beloved's beauty.
Amana is mentioned in Sng.4.8 as part of a poetic description of the beloved's beauty. In the verse, the lover invites his beloved to come with him from Lebanon, from the top of Amana, Senir, and Hermon, where lions and leopards dwell. The context suggests that Amana is a mountain range, likely located in the region of Lebanon.
Some scholars identify Amana with the Anti-Lebanon mountain range, which runs parallel to the Lebanon mountains on the eastern side of the Beqaa Valley. Others associate it with Mount Amanus, a range located in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border. The exact identification remains uncertain.
The mention of Amana in the Song of Solomon is part of a literary device that uses geographical references to emphasize the beauty and desirability of the beloved. By associating her with the grandeur and majesty of the mountains, the lover expresses his admiration and love for her.
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Perennial. (1.) The Hebrew margin of 2 Kings 5:12 gives this as another reading of Abana (q.v.), a stream near Damascus. (2.) A mountain (Cant. 4:8), probably the southern summit of Anti-Libanus, at the base of which are the sources of the Abana.
(a covenant), apparently a mountain in or near Lebanon. (Song of Solomon 4:8) It is commonly assumed that this is the mountain in which the river Abana, (2 Kings 5:12) has its source.
integrity; truth; a nurse
AM'ANA, OR AMA'NA (perennial). 1. Margin, same as Abana. 2 Kgs 5:12. See Abana. A ridge or peak of the Lebanon range in which the river Amana or Abana has its source. 2 Kgs Song. Sol. 4:8.
AM'ANA, OR AMA'NA (perennial). 1. Margin, same as Abana. 2 Kgs 5:12. See Abana. AMARI'AH {said, i. e. promised). 1. Son of Meraioth, a descendant of Aaron in the line of Eleazar, and father of Ahitub, whose son, Zadok, was made high priest, bringing back the office to his family. 2 Kgs 1 Chr. 6:7, 2 Kgs 5:52. A high priest later on. 1 Chr 6:11. A Kohathite Levite. 1 Chr 23:19; 1 Chr 24:23. The head of one of the twenty-four courses of priests. 2 Chr 31:15; Neh 10:3. One in Ezra's time. Ezr 10:42. An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. Zeph 1:1. One of the family of Perez. Neh 11:4.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0549
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
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