Janoah (Jano'hah)

Meaning: rest

The name of two biblical cities...

1. A town on the northeastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan valley (Josh. 16:6, 7). Identified with the modern Yanun, 8 miles southeast of Nablus.

2. A town of Northern Palestine, within the boundaries of Naphtali. It was taken by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 15:29).