Anak
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Anak

a collar; ornament

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim (Joshua 15:13; 21:11, Hebrews Anok).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ANAK

an'-nak. See ANAKIM.

Strong's Hebrew
594. anak -- to plummet
... 593, 594. anak. 595 . to plummet. Transliteration: anak Phonetic Spelling:
(an-awk') Short Definition: line. ... 593, 594. anak. 595 . Strong's Numbers.
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8344. Sheshay -- a son of Anak
... 8343, 8344. Sheshay. 8345 . a son of Anak. Transliteration: Sheshay Phonetic
Spelling: (shay-shah'-ee) Short Definition: Sheshai. ...
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8526. Talmay -- "plowman," a father-in-law of David, also a ...
... Talmay. 8527 . "plowman," a father-in-law of David, also a descendant of Anak.
Transliteration: Talmay Phonetic Spelling: (tal-mah'-ee) Short Definition: Talmai ...
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289. Achiman -- a Levite, also a son of Anak
... 288, 289. Achiman. 290 . a Levite, also a son of Anak. Transliteration: Achiman
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-man') Short Definition: Ahiman. ...
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6061. Anaq -- "neck," a Canaanite
... Anaq. 6062 . "neck," a Canaanite. Transliteration: Anaq Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-nawk') Short Definition: Anak. ... Anak. The same as anaq; Anak, a Canaanite -- Anak ...
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6062. Anaq -- "neck," a giant people around Hebron and in ...
... Anakim. Patronymically from Anaq; an Anakite or descendant of Anak -- Anakim.
see HEBREW Anaq. 6061, 6062. Anaq. 6063 . Strong's Numbers.
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8571. tenuk -- tip or lobe (of the ear)
... pinnacle. Perhaps from the same as 'anak through the idea of protraction; a pinnacle,
ie Extremity -- tip. see HEBREW 'anak. 8570, 8571. tenuk. 8572 . ...
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Library

Two Ways of Seeing
... And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we
were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" (vs.31-33 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk eight two ways of.htm

Afraid of Giants
... And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and
Talmai, the children of Anak, were. ... 'All the people' are sons of Anak now. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/afraid of giants.htm

Caleb --A Green Old Age
... What were the three Anak chiefs, with their barbarous names, Sheshai, and Ahiman,
and Talmai, and their giant stature, to the onset of a warrior faith like that ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/caleba green old age.htm

On the Difficulties and Duties of the Christian Life.
... They have spied the land, and seen that it is exceeding good, that it floweth with
milk and honey; but they find they have the children of Anak to grapple with ...
/.../scougal/the life of god in the soul of man/part iii on the difficulties.htm

Independence of Christianity
... And tell me, if ye will, of slaughtered Anak, and the destruction of the tribes
of Canaan; tell me of Israel's possessing the promised land; tell me of ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/independence of christianity.htm

The Battle of the Beanfield. 2 Samuel, xxiii, 11, 12.
... and is sent to Aldershot, we soon put the chaplain on his track, and shall we not
do something for those who are carried away by those sons of Anak which we ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/v the battle of the.htm

"Be Perfect. " 2 Cor. xiii. 11
... try to encourage those who are really anxious to possess the good land, by shewing
that Joshua and Caleb were right in saying of the sons of Anak, "They are ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xvi be perfect 2 cor.htm

The Spies
... I do not think it was ever intended to be a picture of heaven, for there are no
Canaanites in heaven, certainly in heaven there are no sons of Anak, no giants ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the spies.htm

Of Former Times
... Such also were many of the children (or descendants) of Anak. But it does not appear
that in any age or nation men in general were larger than they are now. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 102 of former times.htm

Chapter vi
... For there the spies first call all Canaanites "men of stature," and then
they mention that even "Nephilim," sons of Anak, were there. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter vi.htm

Thesaurus
Anak (8 Occurrences)
... Hebrews Anok). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ANAK. an'-nak. See ANAKIM.
Multi-Version Concordance Anak (8 Occurrences). Numbers 13 ...
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Anakim (10 Occurrences)
... The descendants of Anak (Joshua 11:21; Numbers 13:33; Deuteronomy 9:2). They dwelt
in the south of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Hebron (Genesis 23:2 ...
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Ahiman (4 Occurrences)
... man ('achiman, perhaps, "brother of fortune," or, "my brother is fortune"): (1)
One of the names given as those of the three "children of the Anak" (Numbers 13 ...
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Sheshai (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Whitish, one of the sons of Anak (Numbers 13:22). ...
she'-shi (sheshay): One of the sons of Anak, perhaps an old Hebronite clan name. ...
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Giants (18 Occurrences)
... and hence "monsters" or "prodigies." In Numbers 13:33 this name is given to a
Canaanitish tribe, a race of large stature, "the sons of Anak." The Revised ...
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Arba (9 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city
of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, ie, the city ...
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Talmai (6 Occurrences)
... Talmai (6 Occurrences). Numbers 13:22 They went up by the South, and came to Hebron;
and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. ...
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Anakites (8 Occurrences)
... 9:2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom
thou hast heard say: 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?' (See NIV). ...
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Ahi'man (4 Occurrences)
... Ahi'man (4 Occurrences). Numbers 13:22 And they went up into the South, and came
unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. ...
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She'shai (3 Occurrences)
... Numbers 13:22 And they went up into the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman,
Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. ...
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Resources
Who is Caleb in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Are there descendants of the Nephilim in the world today? | GotQuestions.org

Who were the Anakim / Anakites? | GotQuestions.org

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Concordance
Anak (8 Occurrences)

Numbers 13:22
They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 13:28
However the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 13:33
There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:2
a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard say, "Who can stand before the sons of Anak?"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 15:13
To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 15:14
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 21:11
They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 1:20
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Anak

Anak: Father of Three Giants

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Giants (18 Occurrences)

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Anakites (8 Occurrences)

Ahi'man (4 Occurrences)

She'shai (3 Occurrences)

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Surrounding (78 Occurrences)

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Negev (39 Occurrences)

Namely (81 Occurrences)

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Nevertheless (153 Occurrences)

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