Lexical Definition

‎עֲנַנְיָה‎ ʻĂnanyâh (an-an-yaw') Ananiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָנַן‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has covered

Ananiah.

• § Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"
• Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲנַנְיָה‎ proper name

1. person, masculine. Neh 3:23, Ανανια(ς).

2. location Neh 11:32, Ανανια, Ανια; perhaps modern Beit –anîna, approximately 4 miles north-northwest from Jerusalem, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 167}.

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