Bible Person

Jaanai

Meaning: answering; afflicting; making poor · Male · 1 cross reference

Jaanai is one of the chief Gadites in Bashan. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:12.1

AI summary: Jaanai matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom Gad's identity is preserved east of the Jordan. The entry helps show that tribal memory in that region was carried by named leaders with local importance. Taken together, the material presents Jaanai as a chief within Gad's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Jaanai

Meaning: answering; afflicting; making poor

Mourner, one of the chief Gadites (1 Chr.