Anna N H S grace an aged widow the daughter of Phanuel.

What is the biblical meaning of the name anna. The verb חנן hanan means to be gracious. A devout woman who saw the infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem. Anna is a Latin form of the Greek.

It is of Hebrew origin and the meaning of Anna is He God has favored me. She is also called a prophet which is a title given to very few women throughout the Bible. Bible Dictionaries - Eastons Bible Dictionary - Anna.

Her name is Anna and the picture of Annas life comes to us from the Gospel of Luke in just three verses Luke 236-38. The Hebrew name translated Anna means grace This name is fitting for a woman who for decades was waiting and praying for the Savior to come and redeem. Anna A prophet who encounters Mary Joseph and the baby Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem.

Biblical Names and their Meanings HITCHCOCKS BIBLE NAMES DICTIONARY This dictionary is from Hitchcocks New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible published in the late 1800s. Introduced at the end of the Birth Narrative Luke 11-240 Anna concludes the sextet of named pious Israelites. In John Miltons Paradise Lost 1667 this is the name of a seraph who withstands Satan when he urges the angels to revolt.

He also became the keeper of the gates that were part of the rebuilt Jerusalem. Many meanings have been attributed to this name including myrrh and stubbornness 16. The name Anna is probably the Greek version of the Hebrew name Hannah.

It was a popular name in the Byzantine Empire from an early date and in the Middle Ages it became common among Western Christians due to veneration of Saint Anna usually known as Saint Anne in English the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary. In the Old Testament this is the name of a member of the tribe of Gad. The name Annas therefore is a compressed version of the Hellenized Hebrew name Hananiah which is based on the verb חנן hanan meaning to be gracious.