Nob = "high place"

1. a priestly city in the Benjamin situated on some eminence north but near Jerusalem

Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"

1. ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the time of Nehemiah

   proper locative noun

2. a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned

Anathoth = "answers to prayer"

1. son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin

2. one of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

   proper locative noun

3. a city of Benjamin allotted to the priest; located approximately 3 miles (5 km) from Jerusalem; birthplace of the prophet Jeremiah