עֵינָן
e.nan
Enan
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Enan: A Proper Name in Biblical Text Based on the lexical data provided, Enan (עֵינָן) is a proper noun that appears five times in the Hebrew Bible. The designation "Enan" functions as a personal name rather than a common word with semantic meaning that varies across contexts. With only five occurrences, this name appears with limited frequency in biblical literature. Without additional contextual data specifying which biblical figures bore this name or in what narrative circumstances it appears, we can observe only that Enan represents a fixed reference point in the biblical text—the name of one or more specific individuals. The modest frequency of occurrence suggests this was not among the most prominent or frequently mentioned figures in biblical tradition, though the fact of its preservation across five separate textual instances indicates some degree of significance to the biblical authors or compilers. For readers encountering this name, it functions as a proper designation identifying particular persons within biblical genealogies, narratives, or lists. Its meaning and historical or theological significance would require consulting the specific passages in which it appears, as the lexical entry itself provides only the name's form and frequency of attestation.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”
Numbers 2:29“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Numbers 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali,
Numbers 7:83and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
Numbers 10:27Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.