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
עֲנַנְיָה (a.nan.yah) — Ananiah. 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
עֲנַנְיָה (a.nan.yah) — Ananiah.
§ Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds" a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲנַנְיָה n.pr. m. Ne 3:23
loc. Ne 11:32
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