Enan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Father of Ahira, prince of Naphtali (Numbers 1:15).

Holman Bible Dictionary

Numbers 1:15Ahira

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

ENAN . Prince of Naphtall at the first census ( Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78; Numbers 7:83; Numbers 10:27 P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Father of Ahira, a prince of the tribe of Naphtali. Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78,83; Numbers 10:27 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

E'nan. (having eyes). Ahira ben-Enan was "prince" of the tribe of Naphtali, at the time of the numbering of Israel, in the wilderness of Sinai. Numbers 1:15. (B.C. 1491).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ē´nan ( ענן , ‛ēnān , "having fountains," or "eyes," i.e. "keen-eyed"; in Septuagint Αἰνάν , Ainán ): The father of Ahira, and prince of Naphtali at the first census of Israel (Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78 , Numbers 7:83; Numbers 10:27 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Eynan', עֵינָן , born at a fountain, q.d. fontanus; Sept. Αἰνάν ), the father of Ahira, which latter was phylarch of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exode (Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78; Numbers 7:83; Numbers 10:27). B.C. ante 1657. (See Hazar-Enan).