Early Access: Sign up to unlock all Pro features free through the end of 2026.
Biblexika
TheologyA

Anaiah

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(whom Jehovah answers).

Probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4) One of the “heads of the people” who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22)

Explore “Anaiah” in Scripture
Search for this term across Bible translations in the Biblexika reader.
Content compiled from public domain scholarship, academic sources, and verified references. Editorial standards · View all sources
Compare dictionaries

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Anaiah

Anaiah an-a-i'-a, a-ni'-a (`anayah, "Yah has answered"): (1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (Ne 8:4), perhaps the person called Ananias in Esdras 9:43. (2) One of those who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:22). He may have been the same as Anaiah (1). ⇒See a list of verses on ANAIAH in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Anaiah

1. A Levite Neh 8«,"called Ananias 1 Es 9«. 2. One of those who sealed the covenant Neh 10-".

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

View all sources & licensing →

See our editorial standards →