Lexical Definition
עֲנָתוֹת ʻĂnâthôwth (an-aw-thoth') Anathoth N:N--L
plural of עֲנָת
Anathoth.
- § Anathoth = "answers to prayer"
- Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal
n pr m
1) son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin
2) one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
n pr loc
3) a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Εναθώθ | Anathoth | LXX.1Chr.6.60 |
| Αναθώθ | Anathoth | LXX.Josh.21.18 • LXX.1Kgs.2.26 • LXX.1Chr.7.8 • LXX.1Chr.27.12 • LXX.Ezra.2.23 • LXX.Neh.10.19 • LXX.Neh.11.32 • LXX.Isa.10.30 • LXX.Jer.1.1 • LXX.Jer.11.23 • LXX.Jer.29.27 • LXX.Jer.32.7 • LXX.Jer.32.8 • LXX.Jer.32.9 |
| of Anathoth | LXX.Neh.7.27 • LXX.Jer.11.21 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲנָתוֺת and (1Kgs 2:26) עֲנָתֹת proper name Αναθωθ;
1. location (compare goddess Anat, reference below foregoing); — Isa 10:30; 1Kgs 2:26; Jer 1:1; Jer 11:21; Jer 11:22; Jer 32:7; Jer 32:8; Jer 32:9; Josh 21:18 (P), 1Chr 6:45*; Ezra 2:23 = Neh 7:27; Neh 11:32 modern `Anâtâ, approximately 3 miles north-northeast from Jerusalem, compare BuhlGeogr. 175 GASmGeogr. 315.
2. masculine a. 1Chr 7:8.
b. Neh 10:20*.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 21:18 |
| 1 Kings | 2:26 |
| 1 Chronicles | 6:45* · 7:8 |
| Ezra | 2:23 |
| Nehemiah | 7:27 · 10:20* · 11:32 |
| Isaiah | 10:30 |
| Jeremiah | 1:1 · 11:21 · 11:22 · 32:7 · 32:8 · 32:9 |