jam'-nits (Iamnitai): The inhabitants (2 Macc 12:9) of Jamnia, the ancient Jabneel, a town on the northern border of Judah near the sea. Its port and navy were burned by Judas Maccabeus (loc. cit.).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Jamnites
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.