ʻĂnâthôwth — H6068

H6068 · Hebrew — ענתות

Pronunciation: an-aw-thoth'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal

  1. Anathoth = "answers to prayer"
  2. n pr m
  3. son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin
  4. one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
  5. n pr loc
  6. a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah

Usually translated as

Anathoth

Origin

plural of H6067

Occurrences

ʻĂnâthôwth occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (3), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (6)