Strong H6067עֲנָת

Anath

Transliteration
‛ănâth
Pronunciation
an-awth'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H6030; answer;
{Anath} an Israelite: - Anath.

Meaning of the name

Anath = "answer"

Detailed definition

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.31;
father of: Shamgar (H8044)

In the biblical story

Anath

Father of Shamgar, a judge of Israel

Anath was the father of Shamgar, one of the judges who delivered Israel from oppression.

In the Bible

Strong H6067 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • anath2

First verses

  1. Judges 3:31
    And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
  2. Judges 5:6
    In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
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