This is the name of the place Abana: A river of Damascus, preferred by Naaman over the Jordan.
Definition
perhaps feminine of H68; stony; Compare H549. Abanah, a river near Damascus
Traditional renderings: Abana.
Traditional renderings: Abana.
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- 2 Kings 5:12אֲבָנָה · the AbanahAre not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage.