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kir - i - ath - san´a ( סנּה קרית , ḳiryath ṣannāh ; the King James Version Kirjath Sannah ): In Joshua 15:49 it is called "Debir," and is identical with KIRIATH-SEPHER (which see). As πόλις γραμμάτων , pólis grammátōn , "city of books," is the reading in Septuagint, the most natural explanation is that סנּה , ṣannāh , is a copyist's error for ספר , ṣepher , but Sayce considers this an ancient Canaanite name meaning "city of instruction," and that it occurs in the Tell el-Amarna Letters in the form "Bit' sani."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Kiriath-Sannah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/k/kiriath-sannah.html. 1915.

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