How do you use Jamnia in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Jamnia in a sentence
Jamnia meaning
Alternative form of Yavne (ancient city in Israel)
Using Jamnia
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of Yavne (ancient city in Israel)
- In the example corpus, jamnia often appears in combinations such as: of jamnia.
Context around Jamnia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jamnia
- In this selection, "jamnia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, revisited stand out and add context to how "jamnia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chapter 9 jamnia revisited by and city of jamnia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jamnia" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jamnia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Disputes occurred in the city of Jamnia. (7 words)
McDonald & Sanders, editors, The Canon Debate, 2002, chapter 9: Jamnia Revisited by Jack P. Lewis. (15 words)
Many scholars believe that the limits of the Ketuvim as canonized scripture were determined by the Council of Jamnia c. 90 CE. (22 words)
It is commonly said that Judaism officially excluded the deuterocanonicals and the additional Greek texts listed here from their Scripture in the Council of Jamnia (c. 70–90 AD), but this claim is disputed. (34 words)
Traditionally, the text of the Tanakh was said to have been finalized at the Council of Jamnia in 70 CE, although this is uncertain. (24 words)
Many scholars believe that the limits of the Ketuvim as canonized scripture were determined by the Council of Jamnia c. 90 CE. (22 words)
Example sentences (5)
Disputes occurred in the city of Jamnia.
It is commonly said that Judaism officially excluded the deuterocanonicals and the additional Greek texts listed here from their Scripture in the Council of Jamnia (c. 70–90 AD), but this claim is disputed.
Many scholars believe that the limits of the Ketuvim as canonized scripture were determined by the Council of Jamnia c. 90 CE.
McDonald & Sanders, editors, The Canon Debate, 2002, chapter 9: Jamnia Revisited by Jack P. Lewis.
Traditionally, the text of the Tanakh was said to have been finalized at the Council of Jamnia in 70 CE, although this is uncertain.
Common combinations with jamnia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of jamnia 4×