Every Name in Tanakh

עֲנָה Anah

Every verse in which this name stands — 12 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 125×12 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

Strong's records this name for two Edomites and one Edomitess. The name stands twelve times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:2 and last at 1 Chronicles 1:41.

Genesis 36:2בראשית לו:ב

עֵשָׂו לָקַח אֶת־נָשָׁיו מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן אֶת־עָדָה בַּת־אֵילוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת־אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָה בַּת־צִבְעוֹן הַֽחִוִּֽי

Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Genesis 36:14בראשית לו:יד

וְאֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי אָהֳלִיבָמָה בַת־עֲנָה בַּת־צִבְעוֹן אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לְעֵשָׂו אֶת־יעיש וְאֶת־יַעְלָם וְאֶת־קֹֽרַח

And these were the sons of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife; and she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

Genesis 36:18בראשית לו:יח

וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף יְעוּשׁ אַלּוּף יַעְלָם אַלּוּף קֹרַח אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אָֽהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו

And these are the sons of Oholibamah Esau’s wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

Genesis 36:20בראשית לו:כ

אֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־שֵׂעִיר הַחֹרִי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַעֲנָֽה

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah,

Genesis 36:24בראשית לו:כד

וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה הוּא עֲנָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת־הַיֵּמִם בַּמִּדְבָּר בִּרְעֹתוֹ אֶת־הַחֲמֹרִים לְצִבְעוֹן אָבִֽיו

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

Genesis 36:24בראשית לו:כד

וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה הוּא עֲנָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת־הַיֵּמִם בַּמִּדְבָּר בִּרְעֹתוֹ אֶת־הַחֲמֹרִים לְצִבְעוֹן אָבִֽיו

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah—this is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

Genesis 36:25בראשית לו:כה

וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־עֲנָה דִּשֹׁן וְאָהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָֽה

And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Genesis 36:25בראשית לו:כה

וְאֵלֶּה בְנֵֽי־עֲנָה דִּשֹׁן וְאָהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָֽה

And these are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah.

Genesis 36:29בראשית לו:כט

אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי הַחֹרִי אַלּוּף לוֹטָן אַלּוּף שׁוֹבָל אַלּוּף צִבְעוֹן אַלּוּף עֲנָֽה

These are the chiefs that came of the Horites: the chief of Lotan, the chief of Shobal, the chief of Zibeon, the chief of Anah,

1 Chronicles 1:38דברי הימים א א:לח

וּבְנֵי שֵׂעִיר לוֹטָן וְשׁוֹבָל וְצִבְעוֹן וַֽעֲנָה וְדִישֹׁן וְאֵצֶר וְדִישָֽׁן

And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 1:40דברי הימים א א:מ

בְּנֵי שׁוֹבָל עַלְיָן וּמָנַחַת וְעֵיבָל שְׁפִי וְאוֹנָם וּבְנֵי צִבְעוֹן אַיָּה וַעֲנָֽה

The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.

1 Chronicles 1:41דברי הימים א א:מא

בְּנֵי עֲנָה דִּישׁוֹן וּבְנֵי דִישׁוֹן חַמְרָן וְאֶשְׁבָּן וְיִתְרָן וּכְרָֽן

The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Anah?

Anah — ענה in Hebrew — has a gematria of 125 in the standard method.

How many times is Anah named in the Tanakh?

12 times, first at Genesis 36:2.

A spelling is not a name. The written word ענה stands 50 times in the corpus, which is a different question and often a different number: the same letters can spell another name or an ordinary word, and a name written with a particle attached is a word that search never returns. It is here, as itself.

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