Lexicon :: Strong's H6055 - ʿănanyâ

עֲנַנְיָה
Transliteration
ʿănanyâ
Pronunciation
an-an-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָנַן (H6049) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

עֲנַנְיָה ʻĂnanyâh, an-an-yaw'; from H6049 and H3050; Jah has covered; Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine:—Ananiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6055 in the following manner: Ananiah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6055 in the following manner: Ananiah (2x).

  1. Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"

    proper masculine noun

    1. ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah

      proper locative noun

    2. a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲנַנְיָה ʻĂnanyâh, an-an-yaw'; from H6049 and H3050; Jah has covered; Ananjah, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine:—Ananiah.
STRONGS H6055: Abbreviations
† עֲנַנְיָה proper name
1. person, masculine. Nehemiah 3:23, Ανανια(ς).
2. location Nehemiah 11:32, Ανανια, Ανια; perhaps modern Beit Ḫanîna, approximately 4 miles north-northwest from Jerusalem, compare BuhlGeogr. 167.
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Nehemiah

3:23; 11:32