ʻĂnanyâh — H6055

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

1. Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
2. n pr m
3. ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah
4. n pr loc
5. a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned

Usually translated as

Ananiah

Origin

from H6049 and H3050; Jah has covered

• Derived from ʻânan (H6049)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

ʻĂnanyâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (2)

• 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 (עֲנָֽנְיָ֖ה) by his house.
• Nehemiah 11:32 — And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah (עֲנָֽנְיָֽה),