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Janai

יַעֲנַיStrong’s H3285

yaanay (ya-a-nay)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Yaanay is the Hebrew word usually translated “janai”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.”
1 Chronicles 5:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.12
How it's translated
  • and janai 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    יַעֲנַי yaanay · Janai

    A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.12 § Jaanai = "whom Jehovah answers" a chief man in the tribe of Gad

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.