Hebrew word · H5881

עֵינָן

'einan

Enan

Appears 5 times in 5 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.15;

father of: Ahira (H0299)

§ Enan = "having eyes"

a prince of the tribe of Naphtali at the census at Mount Sinai

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Numbers · 5

  1. Numbers 1:15 עֵינָֽן׃ Enan

    and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

    Here: Ahira's father. The name probably comes from ʿayin, "eye" or "spring of water." The patronymic (naming a man by his father) anchors Ahira's identity and authority in his clan.

  2. Numbers 2:29 עֵינָֽן׃ Enan

    Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

    Here: Ahira's father. The name is probably built on ayin, "eye" or "spring of water." He appears only as part of Ahira's name (Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78, 83; 10:27).

  3. Numbers 7:78 עֵינָֽן׃ Enan

    On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

  4. Numbers 7:83 עֵינָֽן׃ פ Enan

    and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

  5. Numbers 10:27 עֵינָֽן׃ Enan

    and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

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