HebrewH3285Proper Noun (Masculine)
יַעֲנַי
ya.a.nay
“Janai”
1Occurrences
H3285Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jaanai, an Israelite
from the same as H3283 (יָעֵן); responsive;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at § Jaanai = "whom Jehovah answers" a chief man in the tribe of Gad
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יַעֲנַי appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 5:12BSB
Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.
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