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How to Pronounce Anah

AY-nuh

Anah is pronounced AY-nuh (ˈeɪnə): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Anah mean?

Anah means “one who answers; afflicted”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Anah?

Anah is named in the Horite line of Seir: Genesis 36:20 lists Anah among the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land, and Genesis 36:29 counts duke Anah among the dukes that came of the Horites. Genesis 36:24 names Anah a child of Zibeon, and calls him that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. Aholibamah the daughter of Anah was a wife of Esau and bare to him Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah (Genesis 36:2, Genesis 36:14).

Found in Scripture

Genesis 36:2Genesis 36:14Genesis 36:18Genesis 36:20Genesis 36:24Genesis 36:25Genesis 36:291 Chronicles 1:381 Chronicles 1:401 Chronicles 1:41

Other names from Genesis

Amalek · AM-uh-lehkAmalekites · AM-uh-luh-kaitsAmmon · AM-munAmorite · AM-uh-raitAmraphel · AM-ruh-felAnamim · AN-uh-mimAner · AY-nerAram · AY-ramAran · AIR-an or AY-runArarat · AIR-ah-rat

In other languages

Ana in Portuguese

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