BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H289
a.chi.man — Ahiman
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Sheshai (H8344) and Talmai (H8526) § Ahiman = "my brother is a gift" 1) a son of Anak 2) a Levite servant in the temple
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6062
a.na.qi — Anakite
Someone descended from Anak who was a man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; father of: Ahiman (H0289), Sheshai (H8344) and Talmai (H8526); also called Anakim at Deu.1.28; 2.10,11,21; 9.2; 1x,22; 14.12,15; Group of a.naq (עֲנָק "Anak" H6061) § Anakims = "long-necked" a tribe of giants, descendants of Anak, which dwelled in southern Canaan
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6061
a.naq — Anak
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; father of: Ahiman (H0289), Sheshai (H8344) and Talmai (H8526); also called Anakim at Deu.1.28; 2.10,11,21; 9.2; 1x,22; 14.12,15; Also named: a.na.qi (עֲנָקִי "Anakim" H6062) § Anak = "neck" progenitor of a family, or tribe of the giant people in Canaan
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8526
tal.may — Talmai
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Ahiman (H0289) and Sheshai (H8344) § Talmai = "furrowed" 1) one of the 3 sons of the giant Anak who were slain by the men of Judah 2) son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, later king of Geshur himself, and father of Maacah, the mother of Absalom and wife of David
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8344
she.shay — Sheshai
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Ahiman (H0289) and Talmai (H8526) § Sheshai = "noble" son of Anak, one of the giants in the land of Canaan
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Brother of a gift = liberal. (1.) One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Num. 13:22) when they went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out and slain (Josh. 15:14; Judg. 1:10). (2.) One of the guardians of the temple after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:17).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
