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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #6052 - עָנָן
Transliteration
ʻÂnân
Phonetics
aw-nawn'
Origin
the same as (H6051)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Anan = "cloud"
- one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
Nehemiah
1
BSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
CSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
ESV (1)
Nehemiah
1
KJV (1)
Nehemiah
1
LEB (1)
Nehemiah
1
LSB (1)
Nehemiah
1
N95 (1)
Nehemiah
1
NAS (1)
Nehemiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Nehemiah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
II. עָנָן proper name, masculine Nehemiah 10:27, Ηναμ, Η(ι)ναν (compare proper name, masculineSabean ענן SabDenkm30; Palmyrene ענני).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עָנָן constr. state עֲנַן m.
(1) a cloud (as covering and veiling over the heaven), compare عَمَاءُ a cloud, from the root عمى to cover, to veil over, and غِفَارَةُ a cloud, from the root غفر to cover. (Arab. عنا نة, pl. عنان.) A very large army is compared to a cloud, Ezekiel 30:18, 38:9 a morning cloud is used as an image of something transient, Hosea 6:4 (compare Job 7:9).
(2) [Anan], pr.n. m. Nehemiah 10:27.
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List of Word Forms
עָנָֽן׃ ענן׃ ‘ā·nān ‘ānān aNan