Given name
Anathoth
“answers”·“afflictions”
Anathoth is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “answers.”
Original Hebrewענתות
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Anathoth means “answers” or “afflictions.”
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Where it comes from
Anathoth is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ana (ענה), “to correspond, be busy with, afflict or sing.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Anathoth appears in 1 Chronicles 7:8, Joshua 21:18, 1 Kings 2:26 and 11 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 7:8
- Joshua 21:18
- 1 Kings 2:26
- Jeremiah 29:27
- 2 Samuel 23:27
- 1 Chronicles 27:12
- 1 Chronicles 11:28
- 1 Chronicles 12:3
- Isaiah 10:30
- Jeremiah 1:1
- Jeremiah 11:23
- Ezra 2:23
- Nehemiah 7:37
- Nehemiah 11:32
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Anathoth’s family of names
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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“mute”
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Aharhel
“behind the breastwork”
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Adaśko
“earth, man, soil, light brown”
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Abagtha
“given by fortune”
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“wastes” · “deserts”
>99% boys