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עֲנָקִי

𐤏𐤍𐤒𐤉

Anaqi

H6062 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ענק to surround (as a necklace), to gird, to encircle (root meaning); personal name (Anak) as ancestor

Definition

A member of the group known as the Anakites, understood in biblical contexts as a people descended from Anak; used primarily as an ethnonym identifying individuals as belonging to this lineage. Carries the primary sense of an individual belonging to the group associated with Anak, with secondary associations of being a member of a group portrayed as of unusual height or strength.

Semantic Range

Anakite (member of the group descended from Anak), descendant of Anak, member of the Anakim, ethnic gentilic referring to those associated with Anak

Root / Etymology

Derived from the name עָנָק ('Anak'), with the gentilic suffix -ִי (-î), indicating lineage or belonging. The root of עָנָק (anak) is uncertain in this context, though elsewhere 'anak' can mean 'necklace' or 'neck,' but as a personal name and ethnic identifier it is unrelated to these root meanings.

Historical & Contextual Notes

עֲנָקִי (ʻĂnâqîy) appears exclusively as a gentilic term denoting a member of the Anakite people, a group encountered by the Israelites during their approach to the land of Canaan (see Numbers 13, Deuteronomy 1 and 9, Joshua 15, etc.). The word is used to designate lineage from Anak (an eponymous ancestor), and the Anakites are described as a people of unusual height compared to the Israelites. In post-Exilic usage and later Jewish tradition, the Anakim take on more legendary stature, sometimes considered giants, though this legendary association is not explicit in earlier texts. English translations sometimes use 'Anakite' or 'descendant of Anak'; older translations (like KJV) use 'Anakims,' a now-obsolete pluralization. The term is distinct from other ethnonyms (e.g., 'Rephaim,' 'Emim') which also refer to groups associated with great stature in the biblical narrative, though sometimes these names are used interchangeably in certain cross-references. The term does not indicate religious identity, only lineage and ethnic association as presented in biblical tradition.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymically from עָנָק; an Anakite or descendant of Anak; Anakim.

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Root Family

ענק (ʿ-n-q) — to surround, to encircle, to gird; personal name Anak

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6059 עָנַק she necklace-adorned them
H6060 עָנָק neck-encircling necklace
H6061 עָנָק Anak

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6062-01 עֲנָקִ֖ים anaqim HNcmpa Anakim Anakites 4
H6062-04 כָּ/עֲנָקִֽים kaanaqim HRd/Ncmpa like the Anakim like the Anakites 3
H6062-02 בָּ/עֲנָקִ֖ים baanaqim HRd/Ngmpa among the Anakim Anakites 1
H6062-03 הָֽ/עֲנָקִים֙ haanaqim HTd/Ngmpa Anakim the Anakites 1

Occurrences in Scripture

9 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6062-01 Deuteronomy 1:28 עֲנָקִ֖ים anaqim HNcmpa Anakim Anakites
H6062-04 Deuteronomy 2:10 כָּ/עֲנָקִֽים kaanaqim HRd/Ncmpa as the Anakim like the Anakites
H6062-04 Deuteronomy 2:11 כָּ/עֲנָקִ֑ים kaanaqim HRd/Ncmpa like the Anakim like the Anakites
H6062-04 Deuteronomy 2:21 כָּ/עֲנָקִ֑ים kaanaqim HRd/Ncmpa like the Anakim like the Anakites
H6062-01 Deuteronomy 9:2 עֲנָקִ֑ים anaqim HNcmpa the Anakim Anakites
H6062-03 Joshua 11:21 הָֽ/עֲנָקִים֙ haanaqim HTd/Ngmpa Anakim the Anakites
H6062-01 Joshua 11:22 עֲנָקִ֔ים anaqim HNcmpa Anakim Anakites
H6062-01 Joshua 14:12 עֲנָקִ֣ים anaqim HNcmpa Anakim Anakites
H6062-02 Joshua 14:15 בָּ/עֲנָקִ֖ים baanaqim HRd/Ngmpa among the Anakim Anakites
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