Bible dictionaries
Anaiah
What Bible dictionaries say about “Anaiah”, one article after the other.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
an-a-i'-a, a-ni'-a (`anayah, "Yah has answered"):
(1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (Ne 8:4), perhaps the person called Ananias in Esdras 9:43.
(2) One of those who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:22). He may have been the same as Anaiah (1).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(whom Jehovah answers).
- Probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4)
- One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith