Anan
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
ANAN . 1 . One of those who sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:26 ). 2 . 1Es 5:30 = Hanan , Ezra 2:46 , Nehemiah 7:49 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
A'nan. (A Cloud). One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:26, (B.C. 410).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
One who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:26 .
Webster's Dictionary [4]
(interj.) An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh?
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Nehemiah 10:26
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Nehemiah 10:26
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [7]
Nehemiah 10:26.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [8]
(Heb., Anan', עָנָן , Cloud; Sept. ᾿Ηνάν v. r. ᾿Ηνάμ , one of the chief Israelites that sealed the sacred covenant on the return from Babylon ( Nehemiah 10:26), B.C. cir. 410.
In the apocryphal list of the "temple-servants," whose descendants returned from the captivity, the same name ( Ἀνάν ) occurs ( 1 Esdras 5:30) in place of the HANAN (See Hanan) (q.v.) of the genuine text ( Ezra 2:46).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]
ā´nan ( ענן , ‛ānān , "cloud"): (1) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:26 ). (2) A returned exile (1 Esdras 5:30). He is called Hanan in Ezra 2:46 and Nehemiah 7:49 .
References
- ↑ Anan from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Anan from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Anan from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Anan from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
