Anathoth
עֲנָתוֹתStrong’s H6068anatot (a-na-tot)
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Anatot is the Hebrew word usually translated “anathoth” and “at anathoth”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.”
Meaning
- Anathoth = "answers to prayer"
- Son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin
- One of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- A city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah
- Son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin
- One of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- A city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah
How it's translated
- anathoth 10
- at anathoth 4
- and anathoth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 6
- Nehemiah 3
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Joshua 1
- 1 Kings 1
- Ezra 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 2:26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- 1 Chronicles 7:8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
- Ezra 2:23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
- Nehemiah 7:27The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
- Nehemiah 10:19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Hebrew dictionary
עֲנָתוֹת anatot · Anathoth
Anathoth = "answers to prayer" a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah Also named: an.to.ti (עַנְּתֹתִי "Anathoth" H6069)
עֲנָתוֹת anatot · Anathoth
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Anathoth = "answers to prayer" 1) son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin 2) one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah
עֲנָתוֹת anatot · Anathoth
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.19 § Anathoth = "answers to prayer" 1) son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin 2) one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah
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.