59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Scripts עֲנָת(Ancient Hebrew) Ἀνάθ(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ˈeɪ.næθ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Probably means "answer" in Hebrew, a derivative of עָנָה (ʿana) meaning "to answer". In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Shamgar. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootʿanaOther Languages & Cultures'Ana, Anat(Biblical Hebrew) Anat(Hebrew) Same SpellingAnath 2 Categories actions, questions, starts with ana-