Smith's Bible Dictionary
The Keniteand Kenites (smiths), The, inhabited the rocky and desert region between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai, east of the Gulf of Akabah. They were a branch of the larger nation of Midian, --from the fact that Jethro, who in Exodus (see (Exodus 2:15,16; 4:19) etc.) is represented as dwelling in the land of Midian, and as priest or prince of that nation, is in (Judges 1:16; 4:11) as distinctly said to have been a Kenite. The important services rendered by the sheikh of the Kenites to Moses during a time of great pressure and difficulty were rewarded by the latter with a promise of firm friendship between the two peoples. They seem to have accompanied the Hebrews during their wanderings, (Numbers 24:21,22; Judges 1:16) comp. 2Chr 28:15 But, the wanderings of Israel over, they forsook the neighborhood of the towns and betook themselves to freer air, --to "the wilderness of Judah, which is to the south of Arad." (Judges 1:16) But one of the sheikhs of the tribe, Heber by name, had wandered north instead of south. (Judges 4:11) The most remarkable development of this people is to be found in the sect or family of the Rechabites.
Strong's Hebrew
2268. Cheber -- a Kenite, also several Israelites... Cheber or Cheber. 2269 >>. a
Kenite, also several Israelites. Transliteration: Cheber
or Cheber Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-ber) Short Definition: Heber.
... /hebrew/2268.htm - 6k 8654. Tirathim -- a Kenite family
... << 8653, 8654. Tirathim. 8655 >>. a Kenite family. Transliteration: Tirathim Phonetic
Spelling: (teer-aw-thee') Short Definition: Tirathites. ...
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7017. Qeni -- members of the tribe of Kenites
... << 7016, 7017. Qeni or Qini. 7018 >>. members of the tribe of Kenites. Transliteration:
Qeni or Qini Phonetic Spelling: (kay-nee') Short Definition: Kenite. ... Kenite ...
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7014. Qayin -- a city in S. Judah
... as qayin (with a play upon the affinity to qanah); Kajin, the name of the first
child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe -- Cain, Kenite(-s ...
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