How to Pronounce Anak

AY-nak

Anak is pronounced AY-nak (ˈeɪnæk): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Anak mean?

Anak means “a collar; ornament”.

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

Who was Anak?

Anak was the forefather of a race of tall, powerful people who lived at Hebron, so feared that the Israelite spies felt like grasshoppers before them (Numbers 13:33). His three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, were driven out of Hebron by Caleb (Joshua 15:14).

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