Anaiah

A1N1A1I1A1H4

proper noun

One of the elders who stood with Ezra the Scribe. (biblical character)

OriginHebrew ענאיה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. One of the elders who stood with Ezra the Scribe. (biblical character)
    1 more example

    And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Origin

  1. Hebrewענאיה“God has answered”
  2. EnglishAnaiah

From the Hebrew ענאיה (“God has answered”).

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Translations

Hindi अनायाह
  • अनायाह (anāyāh)one of the elders who stood with Ezra
Irish Anáiá
  • Anáiáone of the elders who stood with Ezra
Portuguese Anaías
  • Anaíasone of the elders who stood with Ezra
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APA

Anaiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anaiah

MLA

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Chicago

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