H6052 H6052
Anan, a personal name among those sealing Nehemiah's covenant
This name, identical to the common noun for 'cloud,' appears among those who sealed the covenant in Nehemiah's reforms. The name is attested in Sabaean and Palmyrene inscriptions, suggesting wider Semitic usage. It may function as a shortened form of a longer theophoric name, or it may simply mean 'cloud,' perhaps with symbolic significance relating to divine presence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A leader who sealed the covenant in Nehemiah 10:26. The name's identity with the noun 'cloud' creates potential theological resonance, though it may simply be a common name. Septuagint witnesses show transliteration attempts. Interestingly, German translates rather than transliterates, giving 'Wolke' (cloud), perhaps taking it as common noun rather than proper name, though this appears anomalous. 1×
AR["عانانُ"]·ben["আনন"]·DE["Wolke"]·EN["Anan"]·FR["[ענן]"]·heb["ענן"]·HI["आनान"]·ID["Anan"]·IT["[ענן]"]·jav["Anan"]·KO["아난"]·PT["Anan"]·RU["Анан"]·ES["Anán"]·SW["Anani"]·TR["Anan"]·urd["عانان"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. עָנָן n.pr.m. Ne 10:27, Ηναμ, Η(ι)ναν (cf. n.pr.m. Sab. ענן SabDenkm30; Palm. ענני).