Anah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, primarily within the genealogies and narratives concerning the descendants of Esau and the Horites. The name Anah appears in several contexts, leading to some ambiguity regarding whether it refers to one individual or multiple people with the same name. The Berean Standard Bible provides the following references to Anah:

1. Anah, Son of Zibeon: Anah is identified as a son of Zibeon, a Horite chief. This Anah is noted for discovering the hot springs in the wilderness while tending the donkeys of his father, Zibeon. This discovery is mentioned in Genesis 36:24: "These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon."

2. Anah, Father of Aholibamah: Anah is also mentioned as the father of Aholibamah, one of Esau's wives. Aholibamah is listed among Esau's wives in Genesis 36:2: "Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite."

3. Anah, Son of Seir: In some genealogical records, Anah is listed as a descendant of Seir the Horite, suggesting a possible connection or overlap with the Anah who is the son of Zibeon. This is seen in Genesis 36:20: "These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah."

The genealogical records in Genesis 36 present a complex picture of Anah's lineage, with some scholars suggesting that the name Anah may have been used for different individuals within the same family line. The Horites, to whom Anah belonged, were a group of people who lived in the region of Seir before the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, took possession of the land.

Anah's mention in the Bible, though brief, is significant in understanding the familial and tribal relationships in the region of Edom. The discovery of the hot springs by Anah is a notable event, as it highlights the activities and lifestyle of the Horites, who were known for their pastoral and nomadic way of life.

The figure of Anah, as presented in the biblical text, reflects the intricate genealogical and tribal connections that are a hallmark of the Old Testament narratives. These connections are crucial for understanding the broader historical and cultural context of the ancient Near East, particularly in relation to the descendants of Esau and their interactions with neighboring peoples.Anah

one who answers; afflicted

Anah

(one who answers), the son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, one of Esau's wives. (Genesis 36:2,14,25) He is supposed to have discovered the "hot springs" (not "mules," as in the Authorized Version) in the desert as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. (B.C. 1797.)

Anah

The father of Aholibamah, one of Esau's wives. While feeding his father's asses in the desert, he is said to have found the "mules" Genesis 36:24. But the Hebrew word is suppose to mean rather "warm springs;" and such springs are found on the eastern coast of the Dead sea, which was not far from the dwellings of the Seirites, to whom Anah belonged. In this region was a place afterwards celebrated among the Greeks and Romans for its warm springs, and called by them Callirrhoe.

Speech.

(1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this tribe were called from their dwelling in caves in Mount Seir (Genesis 36:20, 29; 1 Chronicles 1:38).

(2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau's wife Aholibamah (Genesis 36:18, 24).

ANAH

a'-na (`anah, meaning uncertain; a Horite clan-name (Genesis 36)):

(1) Mother of Aholibamah, one of the wives of Esau and daughter of Zibeon (compare Genesis 36:2, 14, 18, 25). The Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Peshitta read "son," identifying this Anah with number 3 (see below); Genesis 36:2, read (ha-chori), for (ha-chiwwi).

(2) Son of Seir, the Horite, and brother of Zibeon; one of the chiefs of the land of Edom (compare Genesis 36:20, 21 = 1 Chronicles 1:38). Seir is elsewhere the name of the land (compare Genesis 14:6 Isaiah 21:11); but here the country is personified and becomes the mythical ancestor of the tribes inhabiting it.

(3) Son of Zibeon, "This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness" (compare Genesis 36:24 = 1 Chronicles 1:40, 41)

The word ha-yemim, occurs only in this passage and is probably corrupt. Ball (Sacred Books of the Old Testament, Genesis, critical note 93) suggests that it is a corruption of we-hemam (compare Genesis 36:22) in an earlier verse. Jerome, in his commentary on Genesis 36:24, assembles the following definitions of the word gathered from Jewish sources.

(1) "seas" as though yammim;

(2) "hot springs" as though hammim;

(3) a species of ass, yemim;

(4) "mules."

This last explanation was the one most frequently met with in Jewish lit; the tradition ran that Anah was the first to breed the mule, thus bringing into existence an unnatural species. As a punishment, God created the deadly water-snake, through the union of the common viper with the Libyan lizard (compare Genesis Rabbah 82 15, Yer. Ber 1 12b; Babylonian Pes 54a, Ginzberg, Monatschrift, XLII, 538-39).

The descent of Anah is thus represented in the three ways pointed out above as the text stands. If, however, we accept the reading ben, for bath, in the first case, Aholibamah will then be an unnamed daughter of the Anah of Genesis 36:24, not the Aholibamah, daughter of Anah of 36:25 (for the Anah of this verse is evidently the one of 36:20, not the Anah of 36:24). Another view is that the words, "the daughter of Zibeon," are a gloss, inserted by one who mistakenly identified the Anah of 36:25 with the Anah of 36:24; in this event, Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, will be the one mentioned in 36:25. The difference between (2) and (3) is to be explained on the basis of a twofold tradition. Anah was originally a sub-clan of the clan known as Zibeon, and both were "sons of Seir"-i.e. Horites.

H. J. Wolf

611. apokrinomai -- to answer
... answer. From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, ie (by implication) to respond;
by Hebraism (compare anah) to begin to speak (where an address is expected ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/611.htm - 8k6034. Anah -- two Horites
... 6033, 6034. Anah. 6035 . two Horites. Transliteration: Anah Phonetic
Spelling: (an-aw') Short Definition: Anah. Word Origin from ...
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8385. ta'anah -- occasion or time of copulation
ta'anah. 8384, 8385. ta'anah. 8385a . occasion or time of copulation.
Transliteration: ta'anah Phonetic Spelling: (tah-an-aw') Short Definition: tree. ...
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579. anah -- to be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely
... anah. 580 . to be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely. Transliteration:
anah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw') Short Definition: befall. ... see HEBREW 'anah. ...
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6030. anah -- to answer, respond
... 6029, 6030. anah. 6030a . to answer, respond. Transliteration: anah Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-naw') Short Definition: testify. sing, shout, testify, announce ...
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576. anah -- I
... 575, 576. anah. 577 . I. Transliteration: anah Phonetic Spelling: (an-aw')
Short Definition: myself. ... see HEBREW 'aniy. 575, 576. anah. 577 . Strong's Numbers
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6031. anah -- to be bowed down or afflicted
... 6030b, 6031. anah. 6031a . to be bowed down or afflicted. Transliteration:
anah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw') Short Definition: defile. abase self, defile ...
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6032. anah -- to answer
... anah. 6033 . to answer. Transliteration: anah Phonetic Spelling: (an-aw') Short
Definition: answered. ... (Aramaic) corresponding to anah -- answer, speak. ...
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6033. anah -- poor
... 6032, 6033. anah. 6034 . poor. Transliteration: anah Phonetic Spelling:
(an-aw') Short Definition: poor. ... poor (Aramaic) corresponding to anah -- poor. ...
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6031b. anah -- to sing
... 6031a, 6031b. anah. 6032 . to sing. Transliteration: anah Short Definition:
sing. Word Origin a prim. ... 6031a, 6031b. anah. 6032 . Strong's Numbers.
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578. anah -- to mourn
... 577, 578. anah. 579 . to mourn. Transliteration: anah Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-naw') Short Definition: lament. Word Origin a prim. ... 577, 578. anah. 579 . ...
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Chapter xxxvi
... Judith with Oholibamah may be made somewhat more convincing by noting that Oholibamah
is described (v. Genesis 36:2) as "the daughter of Anah." Now Anah ...
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Ancient Chaldaea
... Pie only says, however, that on the banks of the Euphrates above Anah he had met
with "wheat, barley, and spelt in a kind of ravine;" from the context it ...
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Chapter xxxi
... Suppose Jacob should treat Laban's daughters harshly ('anah ""afflict, oppress"),
or should take other wives in addition to the ones he had. ...
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The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 4. <. ...
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Anah (10 Occurrences)
... (2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau's wife Aholibamah
(Genesis 36:18, 24). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ANAH. ...
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Anah-he (1 Occurrence)
Anah-he. Ana'harath, Anah-he. Anaiah . Multi-Version Concordance
Anah-he (1 Occurrence). Genesis 36:24 And these are ...
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Ba'anah (9 Occurrences)
Ba'anah. Baanah, Ba'anah. Baani . Multi-Version Concordance
Ba'anah (9 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 4:2 Ishbosheth, Saul's ...
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Chena'anah (5 Occurrences)
Chena'anah. Chenaanah, Chena'anah. Chenaiah . Multi-Version
Concordance Chena'anah (5 Occurrences). 1 Kings 22:11 And ...
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Zibeon (7 Occurrences)
... In Genesis 36:2, 14 Anah is said to be "the daughter of Zibeon," whereas the Septuagint,
the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Syriac, and Lucian have "the son of ...
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Zib'eon (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of
Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon ...
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Oholibamah (7 Occurrences)
... o-hol-i-ba'-ma, o-hol-i-ba'-ma ('oholibhamah, "tent of the high place"): (1) One
of Esau's wives, and a daughter of Anah the Hivite (Genesis 36:2, 5). It is ...
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Aholibamah (7 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Tent of the height, the name given to Judith, the daughter
of Beeri = Anah (Genesis 26:34; 36:2), when she became the wife of Esau. ...
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Oholiba'mah (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of
Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon ...
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Shobal (9 Occurrences)
... sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned
in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir ...
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