H6055: עֲנַנְיָה
ʻĂnanyâh · pronounced an-an-yaw' · “Ananiah”
Definition
Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Ananiah.
Word origin: from H6049 (עָנַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has covered;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.23;
father of: Maaseiah (H4641P)
§ Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
1) ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah
2) a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
father of: Maaseiah (H4641P)
§ Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
1) ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah
2) a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6055 is translated
- ananiah ×2
Bible verses with H6055 (ʻĂnanyâh)
ʻănanyâh appears in 2 verses.
- Nehemiah 3:23
After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.
- Nehemiah 11:32
And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,