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Anak — the meaning of the Hebrew name עָנָק

עָנָק

ʻÂnâq · pronounced aw-nawk' · Strong's H6061 · a man

Anak means Anak, a Canaanite.

Built from

עָנָק ʻânâq (the same as, H6060) — a necklace (as if strangling) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H6060; Anak, a Canaanite.

First appearance

Num 13:22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) (KJV)

Every verse that names Anak

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges

Num 13:22Num 13:28Num 13:33Deut 9:2Josh 15:13Josh 15:14Josh 21:11Judg 1:20

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