Anani'ah. (protected by Jehovah).

1. Probably a priest, and ancestor of Azariah, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the days of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 3:23. (B.C. before 446).

2. A place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived, after their return from captivity. Nehemiah 11:32.