H6067 H6067
Anat: father of the judge Shamgar, mentioned in Judges 3:31 and 5:6
Anat appears exclusively in patronymic form, identifying Shamgar as 'son of Anat.' Intriguingly, Anat was also the name of a Canaanite goddess widely attested in ancient Near Eastern texts and Egyptian sources. Whether this represents genuine theophoric naming (naming after a deity) or has some other explanation remains debated. The consistent transliteration across all languages preserves this enigmatic figure from Israel's early period.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper noun functioning as a personal name in patronymic constructions. The name's connection to the goddess Anat, attested in Tel el-Amarna correspondence, Assyrian records, and Phoenician inscriptions, adds a layer of cultural complexity. Both biblical occurrences identify Shamgar the judge by this paternal lineage, suggesting Anat was a recognized personal name despite (or perhaps because of) its association with the Canaanite pantheon. 2×
AR["عَناةَ"]·ben["অনাতের"]·DE["Anat"]·EN["Anat"]·FR["Anat"]·heb["ענת"]·HI["अनात-का", "अनात-के"]·ID["Anat"]·IT["Anat"]·jav["Anat"]·KO["아낫-의", "아낿의"]·PT["'Anat"]·RU["Анат", "Аната"]·ES["Anat"]·SW["Anathi"]·TR["Anat"]·urd["عنات-کا", "عنات-کے"]
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
† עֲנָת n.pr.m. father of Shamgar Ju 3:31; 5:6, Αναθ (Δειναχ, Κεναθ);—v. also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, ב׳ עֲנָת (cf. Tel Am. n. pr. Anati, Wkl125, 43; Assyrian n. pr. deae Anatu (JastrRel. Bab. 153; hence) in Syria and Ph.—also Egypt—ענת (Muss-ArnoltJBL xi (1892), 80 PietschmannPhön. 149 f. HalJAs. 7, x (1877), 374; xiii (1879), 208)).