Anak

"Long-necked." The son of Arba, and the father of Sheshai, Ahiman (1), and Talmai. Anak is the eponymous ancestor of the Anakim, a race of giants:1 "And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."

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References

Notes

  1. Num. 13:33.

Sources

  • Cobham Brewer, E. (2001). The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell reference.
  • Josh. 15:13-14, 21:11; Num. 13:22, 28.