Strong’s H1195 · Hebrew

בַּעֲנָא
Baʻănâʼ
bah-an-aw'

Definition

Banana, the name of four Israelite

Etymology

the same as H1196 (בַּעֲנָה);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Baana
  • Baanah

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What the first audience heard

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