Quick Definition
Ananiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Ananiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.23;
only referred to as Ananiah (עֲנַנְיָה);
father of Maaseiah.
Ananiah
Ananiah
A location only mentioned at Neh.11.32;
only referred to as Ananiah (עֲנַנְיָה).
Strong's Definition
Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H6049 (עָנַן) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has covered;
KJV Usage: Ananiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
n pr m
1) ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah
n pr loc
2) a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲנַנְיָה
‛ănanyâh
BDB Definition:
Ananiah = Jehovah clouds
1) ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah (noun proper masculine)
2) a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 2