Bible Dictionary
Amana
Amana was a mountain associated with Lebanon, Senir, and Hermon, probably in the Anti-Lebanon range near the source of the Abana River. The name may also refer to a mountain in northern Syria.
Definition
Amana was a mountain associated with Lebanon, Senir, and Hermon. It is most naturally located in the Anti-Lebanon near the course or source of the Abana River, though identification with Mount Amanus in northern Syria has also been proposed.
Biblical Usage
Amana is mentioned in the Song of Solomon as a mountain from whose summit the beloved is invited to look.
Historical Background
The name may mean “firm” or “constant.” A related form is given as another reading of Abana, the stream near Damascus, linking the mountain with that river.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Perennial. (1.) The Hebrew margin of 2 Kings 5:12 gives this as another reading of Abana (q.v.), a stream near Damascus. (2.) A mountain (Cant. 4:8), probably the southern summit of Anti-Libanus, at the base of which are the sources of the Abana.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a covenant), apparently a mountain in or near Lebanon. (Song of Solomon 4:8) It is commonly assumed that this is the mountain in which the river Abana, (2 Kings 5:12) has its source.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-ma'-na, ('amanah): A mountain mentioned in So 4:8 along with Lebanon, Senir and Hermon. The name probably means the "firm," or "constant." "From the top of Amana" is mistranslated by the Septuagint apo arches pisteos. The Amana is most naturally sought in the Anti-Lebanon, near the course of the river Abana, or Amana (see ABANAH). Another possible identification is with Mt. Amanus in the extreme north of Syria.</p>