H5881 H5881
Enan — a Naphtalite man, father of Ahira, named in the wilderness census and tribal offerings
Enan is the father of Ahira, the leader of the tribe of Naphtali during the wilderness period. His name appears exclusively in Numbers in connection with the census (Num 1:15; 2:29), the dedication offerings at the tabernacle (Num 7:78, 83), and the order of march (Num 10:27). The name likely derives from a root related to 'springs' or 'eyes,' fitting the broader Hebrew onomastic pattern.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name borne by the father of Ahira, Naphtali's tribal chief during the wilderness wanderings. All five occurrences appear in Numbers in formulaic tribal listings — census rolls, camp arrangements, and tabernacle dedication offerings. Translations across languages consistently transliterate: English and German 'Enan,' Spanish 'Enan,' French 'Enan,' preserving the Hebrew form without semantic rendering. 5×
AR["عَيْنَانَ", "عِينَانَ"]·ben["ঐনন", "ঐনানের।"]·DE["Enan"]·EN["Enan"]·FR["Énan"]·heb["עינן"]·HI["एनान-का", "एनान-की"]·ID["Enan"]·IT["Enan"]·jav["Ènan", "Énan"]·KO["에난", "에난의"]·PT["'Eynan"]·RU["Эйнана"]·ES["Enán", "Enán:"]·SW["Enani"]·TR["Enan", "Enan'ın"]·urd["عینان", "عینان-کا", "عینان-کے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֵינָן n.pr.m. Αιναν, name in Naphtali Nu 1:15; 2:29; 7:78, 83; 10:27.—Vid. also חֲצַר עֵינוֹן.