HebrewH6063Proper Noun (Masculine)
עָנֵר
a.ner
“Aner”
2Occurrences
H6063Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine
probably for H5288 (נַעַר);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; brother of: Mamre (H4471H) and Aner (H6063) § Aner = "boy" 1) one of the Amorite chiefs who aided Abraham in the pursuit of the 4 invading kings 2) a Levitical city west of the Jordan in Manasseh allotted to the Kohathite Levites
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עָנֵר appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
2
Key Passages
Genesis 14:13BSB
Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
Genesis 14:24BSB
I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
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