An ancient city of the Canaanites, Genesis 38:12-14; on the borders of Judah and Dan after the conquest, Joshua 15:10 19:43 . It was for a long time subject to the Philistines, and Samson's wife was a Timnite, Judges 14:1-5 2 Chronicles 28:18 . Its deserted site, now called Tibneh, lies three miles southwest of Zorah.