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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - עֲנָתֹות
עֲנָתֹות
H6068
Transliteration: ʻĂnâthôwth
Pronunciation: an-aw-thoth'
Definition: Anathoth
Original: ענתות Transliteration: ‛ănâthôth Phonetic: an-aw-thoth'
BDB Definition:
Anathoth = "answers to prayer"- son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin (noun proper masculine)
- one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (noun proper masculine)
- a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah (noun proper locative)