עָנֵר
a.ner
Aner
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Aner (H8590): A Biblical Name Based on the lexical data provided, Aner is a proper noun appearing seven times in the Hebrew Bible. The lemma itself is presented without elaboration on literal meaning or etymology, indicating it functions primarily as a personal or place name rather than a common word with semantic range. Without additional definition data beyond the transliteration and classification, the lexicon indicates only that "Aner" is a distinct entity referenced multiple times across biblical texts. The relatively modest frequency (seven occurrences) suggests it refers to a specific historical figure or location of limited but notable significance in the biblical narrative, though the nature of that significance cannot be determined from the lexical entry alone. To understand the actual role or importance of Aner within biblical literature would require consulting the contextual passages where it appears, as the lexicon entry itself provides no definition, usage notes, or semantic information beyond identifying it as a noun requiring transliteration from Hebrew script.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
“The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
Joshua 12:21the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
Joshua 17:11Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.
Joshua 21:25Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
Judges 1:27Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
1 Chronicles 7:29and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.