Lexical Definition

‎עֲנָת‎ ʻĂnâth (an-awth') Anath ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָנָה‎; answer

Anath.

• § Anath = "answer"
• Anath, an Israelite

1) father of Shamgar

Extended Information

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.31
• father of: Shamgar (שַׁמְגַּר)

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Also see: בֵּית עֲנוֹת | בֵּית עֲנָת

‎עֲנָת‎ proper name, masculine father of Shamgar Judg 3:31; Judg 5:6, Αναθ (Δειναχ, Κεναθ); — see also ‎בֵּית עֲנוֺת‎, ‎עֲנָת‎ ‎׳‎‎ב‎ (compare Tel Amarna proper name Anati, Wkl^{125, 43}; Assyrian proper name, of deities Anatu (Jastr^Rel. Babylonian 153; hence) in Syria and Phoenician — also Egypt — ‎ענת‎ (Muss-Arn^{JBL xi (1892), 80} Pietschm^{Phön. 149 f.} Hal^{JAssyrian 7, x (1877), 374}; xiii (1879), 208)).

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Profile

Male • Father of Shamgar • Father of Shamgar, a judge of Israel

Man living before Israel's Monarchy

Anath was the father of Shamgar, one of the judges who delivered Israel from oppression.

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.31;
• only referred to as Anath עֲנָת;
• father of Shamgar שַׁמְגַּר.

Anath is mentioned in the book of Judges as the father of Shamgar, one of the judges who delivered Israel from their enemies. Shamgar, the son of Anath, is described as having killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad, which was a farming implement used to guide and control oxen. This heroic act brought deliverance to Israel during a time of oppression. Anath is also mentioned in the Song of Deborah, where it is stated that in the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, the highways were abandoned, and travelers had to take winding paths, indicating a time of insecurity and danger in Israel.

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