The meaning of “עֲנָתוֹת”

Understanding ʻĂnâthôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H6068

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

עֲנָתוֹת

Phonetican-aw-thoth'

TransliterationʻĂnâthôwth

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

15 total references

Reference	Text
Joshua 21:18	“Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.”
1 Kings 2:26	“And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.”
1 Chronicles 7:8	“And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.”
Ezra 2:23	“The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.”
Nehemiah 10:19	“Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

15x

Most Frequent Book

Jeremiah

Book Distribution

Joshua1

1 Kings1

1 Chronicles2

Ezra1

Nehemiah3

Isaiah1

Jeremiah6

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