What does עֲנָקִי (ʿănāqiy) mean in the Bible?
עֲנָקִי (ʿănāqiy): Giants whose name derives from "neck," symbolizing strength; Israel's archetypal fearsome enemy requiring faith
Hebrew · H6062
עֲנָקִי
An Anakite or descendant of Anak
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עֲנָקִי H6062
Pronunciation ʿănāqiy
What does עֲנָקִי (ʿănāqiy) mean in the Bible?
עֲנָקִי (ʿănāqiy): Giants whose name derives from "neck," symbolizing strength; Israel's archetypal fearsome enemy requiring faith
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6062?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as the Anakites (2), of the Anakim (2), the Anakim (2), among the Anakim (1), Anakim (1).
Where does עֲנָקִי (ʿănāqiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 1:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (5), Joshua (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as the Anakites 2× Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:21
of the Anakim 2× Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 9:2
the Anakim 2× Joshua 11:21, Joshua 14:12
among the Anakim 1× Joshua 14:15
Anakim 1× Joshua 11:22
Like the Anakites 1× Deuteronomy 2:11
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 1:28 עֲנָקִ֖ים to of the Anakim Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 2:10 כָּעֲנָקִֽים׃ to as the Anakites Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Deuteronomy 2:11 כָּעֲנָקִ֑ים to Like the Anakites Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Deuteronomy 2:21 כָּעֲנָקִ֑ים to as the Anakites Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Deuteronomy 9:2 עֲנָקִ֑ים to of the Anakim Noun - proper - masculine plural Joshua 11:21 הָֽעֲנָקִים֙ to the Anakim Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Joshua 11:22 עֲנָקִ֔ים to Anakim Noun - proper - masculine plural Joshua 14:12 עֲנָקִ֣ים to the Anakim Noun - proper - masculine plural Joshua 14:15 בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים to among the Anakim Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 1:28
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 4
Source forms
כָּעֲנָקִ֑ים 2x kā·‘ă·nā·qîm Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:21
בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים 1x bā·‘ă·nā·qîm Joshua 14:15
הָֽעֲנָקִים֙ 1x hā·‘ă·nā·qîm Joshua 11:21
כָּעֲנָקִֽים׃ 1x kā·‘ă·nā·qîm Deuteronomy 2:10
עֲנָקִ֖ים 1x ‘ă·nā·qîm Deuteronomy 1:28
עֲנָקִ֑ים 1x ‘ă·nā·qîm Deuteronomy 9:2
עֲנָקִ֔ים 1x ‘ă·nā·qîm Joshua 11:22
עֲנָקִ֣ים 1x ‘ă·nā·qîm Joshua 14:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 9:2, Joshua 11:22, Joshua 14:12
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:21
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Joshua 11:21
Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 1:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Joshua 14:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Giants whose name derives from "neck," symbolizing strength; Israel's archetypal fearsome enemy requiring faith
Source Gloss
an Anakite or descendant of Anak
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Giants whose name derives from "neck," symbolizing strength; Israel's archetypal fearsome enemy requiring faith
an Anakite or descendant of Anak BDB: neck Usage: Anakim.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲנָקִי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain