Anan
anan
cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:26).
Historical Examples
This reply converted the looks of the inquirer into a stare of infinite solidity, accompanied with the word anan!
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I Tobias Smollett
But Throckmorton stayed there on his knees and the King uttered: ‘anan?’
Privy Seal Ford Madox Ford
The King, who was thinking out a speech to Katharine, said, ‘anan?’
The Fifth Queen Ford Madox Ford
anan prepared for the assault by barring the gates and doubling his sentinels.
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
anan’s works have not survived the lapse of time; the original character of Karaism is thus enveloped in complete obscurity.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
“anan,” said the old man, looking up simply at his companion.
The Prairie J. Fenimore Cooper
Religious life was thus invested by anan with a gloomy and unpoetical character.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
It is impossible to ascertain the number of anan’s adherents who followed him into exile.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
One of them the Indians called anan, and its inhabitants are born with tails.
Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Various
His determination, his learning, his originality, were all discernible in his early treatises against anan and his followers.
Chapters on Jewish Literature Israel Abrahams
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