Hebrew word · H6046

עָנֵם

'anem

Anem

A place name found only here. It is usually explained as a shortened or worn-down form of En-gannim, 'spring of gardens'.

Appears once in the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

Anem = "fountains"

a Levitical city in Issachar allotted to the Gershonites

Another name of en gan.nim (עֵין גַּנִּים "En-gannim" H5873H)

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

In depth

From the study of 1 Chronicles 6:73

Range of meaning

A place name found only here. It is usually explained as a shortened or worn-down form of En-gannim, 'spring of gardens'.

Against the English

All the versions transliterate it as 'Anem'. None of them signals the link to En-gannim in the text itself.

Used elsewhere in the period

Joshua 21:29 and 19:21 have En-gannim in this slot. En-gannim in Issachar is often linked with modern Jenin at the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley, but some argue Anem is a different nearby site. The identification is uncertain.

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:73 עָנֵ֖ם Anem

    Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

    Here: A town in Issachar, named only here. Most identify it with En-gannim ('spring of gardens') in the Joshua parallel (Josh 21:29; 19:21), perhaps as a shortened form. The site is uncertain.

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