6068. Anathoth

Lexicon

Anathoth: Anathoth

Original Word: עֲנָתוֹת
Part of Speech: proper name; location; masculine a.
Transliteration: `Anathowth
Pronunciation: ah-nah-thoth
Phonetic Spelling: (an-aw-thoth')
Definition: Anathoth
Meaning: Anathoth

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Anathoth

Plural of Anath; Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal -- Anathoth.

see HEBREW Anath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place near Jer., also two Isr.
NASB Translation
Anathoth (15).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֲנָתוֺת and (1 Kings 2:26) עֲנָתֹת proper name Αναθωθ;

1. location (compare goddess Anat, reference below foregoing); — Isaiah 10:30; 1 Kings 2:26; Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 11:21,22; Jeremiah 32:7,8,9; Joshua 21:18 (P), 1 Chronicles 6:45; Ezra 2:23 = Nehemiah 7:27; Nehemiah 11:32; modern `Anâtâ, approximately 3 miles north-northeast from Jerusalem, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 175} GASm^{Geogr. 315.}

2. masculine a. 1 Chronicles 7:8.

b. Nehemiah 10:20.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root ענת (Anath), possibly related to the Canaanite goddess Anath.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Anathoth, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Anathoth is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific Levitical city within the tribal allotment of Benjamin. It is mentioned in various contexts, including genealogical records and narratives involving the prophet Jeremiah.

Context: Anathoth is a town located in the tribal territory of Benjamin, approximately three miles northeast of Jerusalem. It is historically significant as a Levitical city, designated for the descendants of Aaron, the priestly line. Anathoth is most notably recognized as the hometown of the prophet Jeremiah, as mentioned in Jeremiah 1:1: "The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin."

The town is referenced in several other biblical passages. In 1 Kings 2:26, King Solomon exiles Abiathar the priest to Anathoth, marking the end of his priestly service. Anathoth is also listed among the cities whose inhabitants returned from Babylonian exile, as recorded in Nehemiah 11:32.

Anathoth's association with the priestly class and its proximity to Jerusalem underscore its religious and strategic importance in ancient Israel. The town's mention in prophetic literature, particularly in relation to Jeremiah, highlights its role in the spiritual and political narratives of the Hebrew Bible.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת בַּעֲנָת֜וֹת בענתות וַעֲנָת֖וֹת וענתות עֲנָת֔וֹת עֲנָת֖וֹת עֲנָת֥וֹת עֲנָתֹת֙ עֲנָתֽוֹת׃ עֲנָתוֹת֙ ענתות ענתות׃ ענתת ‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ ‘ă·nā·ṯōṯ ‘ănāṯōṯ ‘ănāṯōwṯ anatOt ba‘ănāṯōwṯ ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ baanaTot vaanaTot wa‘ănāṯōwṯ wa·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 21:18
HEB: אֶת־ עֲנָתוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
NAS: Anathoth with its pasture lands
KJV: Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon
INT: Anathoth pasture and Almon

1 Kings 2:26
HEB: אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֲנָתֹת֙ לֵ֣ךְ עַל־
NAS: Go to Anathoth to your own field,
KJV: Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields;
INT: said the king to Anathoth Go unto

1 Chronicles 6:60
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ עֲנָת֖וֹת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ
NAS: with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands.
KJV: with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs.
INT: Allemeth lands and Anathoth pasture All

1 Chronicles 7:8
HEB: וִירֵמ֣וֹת וַאֲבִיָּ֔ה וַעֲנָת֖וֹת וְעָלָ֑מֶת כָּל־
NAS: Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth.
KJV: and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth.
INT: Jeremoth Abijah Anathoth and Alemeth All

Ezra 2:23
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
NAS: the men of Anathoth, 128;
KJV: The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty
INT: of Anathoth an hundred twenty

Nehemiah 7:27
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת מֵאָ֖ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
NAS: the men of Anathoth, 128;
KJV: The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty
INT: of Anathoth an hundred twenty

Nehemiah 10:19
HEB: חָרִ֥יף עֲנָת֖וֹת [נֹובָי כ]
NAS: Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
KJV: Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
INT: Hariph Anathoth Nebai

Nehemiah 11:32
HEB: עֲנָת֥וֹת נֹ֖ב עֲנָֽנְיָֽה׃
NAS: at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
KJV: [And] at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
INT: Anathoth Nob Ananiah

Isaiah 10:30
HEB: לַ֖יְשָׁה עֲנִיָּ֥ה עֲנָתֽוֹת׃
NAS: Laishah [and] wretched Anathoth!
KJV: unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
INT: Laishah wretched Anathoth

Jeremiah 1:1
HEB: הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בִּנְיָמִֽן׃
NAS: who were in Anathoth in the land
KJV: of the priests that [were] in Anathoth in the land
INT: of the priests who Anathoth the land of Benjamin

Jeremiah 11:21
HEB: עַל־ אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶֽת־
NAS: the men of Anathoth, who seek
KJV: of the men of Anathoth, that seek
INT: concerning the men of Anathoth seek your life

Jeremiah 11:23
HEB: אֶל־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י עֲנָת֖וֹת שְׁנַ֥ת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃
NAS: on the men of Anathoth-- the year
KJV: upon the men of Anathoth, [even] the year
INT: on the men of Anathoth the year of their punishment

Jeremiah 32:7
HEB: שָׂדִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת כִּ֥י לְךָ֛
NAS: which is at Anathoth, for you have the right
KJV: thee my field that [is] in Anathoth: for the right
INT: my field which Anathoth for have the right

Jeremiah 32:8
HEB: שָׂדִ֨י אֲשֶׁר־ בַּעֲנָת֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: please, that is at Anathoth, which
KJV: my field, I pray thee, that [is] in Anathoth, which [is] in the country
INT: my field which Anathoth which the land

Jeremiah 32:9
HEB: דֹּדִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ לּוֹ֙
NAS: which was at Anathoth from Hanamel
KJV: son, that [was] in Anathoth, and weighed
INT: my uncle's which Anathoth weighed the silver

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6068
15 Occurrences

‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ — 10 Occ.
ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
wa·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ — 1 Occ.