Bible Dictionary
Zanoah
Zanoah was the name of two towns in Judah: one in the lowland, whose inhabitants later helped rebuild Jerusalem’s wall, and another in the hill country south of Hebron.
Definition
Zanoah was the name of two towns in Judah. One lay in the lowland or Shephelah, and the other in the hill country southwest of Hebron. The name is associated with a marsh.
Biblical Usage
The lowland town was reoccupied after the exile, and its inhabitants helped rebuild Jerusalem’s wall by repairing the valley gate. The hill-country town is listed among Judah’s settlements.
Historical Background
The lowland site is represented by modern Zanu‘a, identified near the road between Jerusalem and Eleutheropolis. The hill-country site has been associated with Zenuta, south of Hebron.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Marsh. (1.) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah (Josh. 15:34). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Neh. 11:30). Zanu’ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probably the same site. (2.) A town in the hill country of Judah, some 10 miles to the south-west of Hebron (Josh. 15:56).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(marsh).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano):</p><p>(1) A town in the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah (Jos 15:34). The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile (Ne 11:30). Here it is named between Jarmuth and Adullam. The inhabitants assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, repairing the valley gate (Ne 3:13). Eusebius (in Onomasticon) places it at Zanna, in the district of Eleutheropolis on the Jerusalem road. It is represented by the modern Zanu`a, about 10 miles North of Belt Jibrin (Eleutheropolis).</p><p>(2) (Codex Vaticanus Zakanaeim; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): A place in the mountains (Jos 15:56) of which Jekuthiel was the "father" or founder (1Ch 4:18). It may be identified with Zenuta, a ruined site on a hill about 12 miles South of Hebron.</p><p>W. Ewing</p>