Ananiah
עֲנַנְיָהStrong’s H6055ananyah (a-nan-yah)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ananyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ananiah”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house.”
Meaning
- Ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah
- A city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
- § Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
How it's translated
- ananiah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 2
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
עֲנַנְיָה ananyah · 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 ananyah · Ananiah
§ Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds" a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned
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.