The origin of the name Jaanai is Hebrew
| This is how Jaanai is written in Hebrew: | This is how it is pronounced |
| יַעֲנַי | yah-an-ah’ee |
The biblical meaning of the name Jaanai is:
| According to: | Meaning: |
| Strong | “responsive” |
| Gesenius | ”whom Jehovah answers” |
| Hitchcock | “answering; afflicting; making poor” |
In The Bible:
Jaanai was
1. A chief man in the tribe of Gad
The name Jaanai appears in the bible in the following verses:
1 Chronicles 5:12 KJV
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.