HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1043
בֵּית־עֲנָת
bet a.nat — Beth-anath
§ Beth-anath = "house of response (or affliction)" a place in Naphtali
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Beth-anath
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
House of response, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38). It is perhaps identical with the modern village ‘Ainata, 6 miles west of Kedesh.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.