עַנְתֹתִיָּה
𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄
Anetotiyah
H6070 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'Yahweh has answered' or 'Yahweh is my answer.' Refers specifically to an individual listed among the Israelite returnees (1 Chronicles 8:24), functioning exclusively as a masculine personal name. The name encapsulates the idea of divine response or favor, likely expressing gratitude or testimony to an answered plea or prayer by Yahweh.
Semantic Range
personal name; Yahweh has answered; Yahweh is my answer; theophoric name reflecting answered prayer or divine response
Root / Etymology
From the placename עֲנָתוֹת (Anathoth), the root ענה (‘to answer, respond’), and the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah, a shortened form of the tetragrammaton). Thus, the name is constructed as a theophoric personal name, combining a root of response/answer with the divine name.
Historical & Contextual Notes
עַנְתֹתִיָּה appears only once in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles 8:24), among a list of Benjaminite genealogies. The name is theophoric, embedding the divine name Yah(weh). Its formation reflects a common biblical convention of naming children after divine attributes or acts, here in the context of answered prayer. The association with עֲנָתוֹת (Anathoth, a Benjaminite town and priestly city) indicates a possible geographic or familial link. English translations transliterate the name and do not capture the original meaning; older versions sometimes use 'Antothijah' but this obscures both structure and sense. The rendering 'answers of Yahweh' or 'Yahweh has answered' best approximates the underlying meaning. The term 'Jew' is not applicable to this period; the individual was a Benjaminite Israelite during the monarchic or early post-exilic period.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from the same as עֲנָתוֹת and יָהּ; answers of Jah; Anthothijah, an Israelite; Antothijah.
Bantu Hebrew
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ענה (ʿ-n-h) — to answer, respond, reply
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1042 | בֵּית עֲנוֹת | answering of |
| H1195 | בַּעֲנָא | Son of Affliction |
| H1196 | בַּעֲנָה | In Affliction |
| H2057 | וַנְיָה | Yah Answers |
| H3283 | יָעֵן | ostriches |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6070-01 |
וְ/עַנְתֹתִיָּֽה | veanetotiyah | HC/Np |
and Anthothijah | and Yahweh-has-answered | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6070-01 |
1 Chronicles 8:24 | וְ/עַנְתֹתִיָּֽה | veanetotiyah | HC/Np |
and Anthothijah | and Yahweh-has-answered |