עָנֵר

a.nerAner
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man3 occurrences2 books3 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Aner: Amorite ally of Abram
  • Taanach: Canaanite city allotted to Manasseh, later a Levitical city

Definition

probably for H5288; Aner, a Amorite, also a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Aner.

Glossary entries

Taanach Aner (Person) Aner (Place) Tanach

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Genesis 14:13עָנֵ֔ר · Aner
    Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
  2. Genesis 14:24עָנֵר֙ · Aner
    I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:70עָנֵר֙ · [were given] Aner
    And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.