Aner
עָנֵרStrong’s H8590aner (a-ner)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aner is the Hebrew word usually translated “taanach” and “at taanach”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;”
Meaning
- Aner = "boy"
How it's translated
- taanach 6
- at taanach 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 3
- Judges 2
- 1 Kings 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 17:11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Joshua 21:25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
- Judges 1:27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- Judges 5:19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
- 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
- 1 Chronicles 7:29And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.
Hebrew dictionary
עָנֵר aner · Aner
Aner = "boy" a Levitical city west of the Jordan in Manasseh allotted to the Kohathite Levites Another name of ta.a.nakh (תַּעֲנָךְ "Taanach" H8590)
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.