City of the sannah; i.e., of the palm(?), Joshua 15:49 ; the same as Kirjath-sepher (15:16; Judges 1:11 ) and Debir (q.v.), a Canaanitish royal city included in Judah ( Joshua 10:38 ; 15:49 ), and probably the chief seat of learning among the Hittites. It was about 12 miles to the south-west of Hebron.
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)