Lexicon
עֵינָן
e.nan
H5881
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Enan

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e.nan is used as the proper name of Ahira’s father in descriptions of Naphtali’s leader.

The term is consistently used as a proper name in the patronymic identification of Ahira, the leader associated with the sons of Naphtali; the supplied verses show no distinct lexical use beyond that personal-name reference.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in Ahira’s patronymic · dominant

    The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence and identifies Ahira through the repeated relation “son of Enan.” In Numbers 1:15 the APB renders “Ahira the son of Enan,” while Numbers 2:29, Numbers 7:78, and Numbers 7:83 retain that identification in accounts of Naphtali’s leader and his offering.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the name in the phrase “son of Enan,” including the variant word order “Ahira the son of Enan” in Numbers 1:15. This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English definition.

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