Ir-nahash

Ir-nahash, meaning 'city of the serpent' or 'city of the craftsman,' is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:12 as a place founded by Tehinnah son of Eshton, a descendant of Judah. The name appears in a genealogical context where town-founders and their eponymous settlements are intertwined, a common feature of the Chronicler's tribal lists. Whether Ir-nahash refers to a known archaeological site remains uncertain, though it is associated with the Shephelah region of Judah.