SENEH sĕ’ nə (סֶֽנֶּה, shrub, thornbush). A notable rock or crag which, together with Bozez (q.v.), commanded the Pass of Michmash (q.v.; 1 Sam 14:4). This important access route to the Judean highlands follows the Wadi Qelt in its lower stages. In the vicinity of Michmash the route becomes narrower and passes through these two crags, thus forming one of the strategic locations for governing access to the Judean highlands. This accounts for its importance to the Philistines. Suitable rock formations are found in the immediate vicinity of ancient Michmash c. seven m. NE of Jerusalem. The name may be preserved in the name “Wadi es-Suweinīt.”

Bibliography “Michmash,” HDB (1900).