Dictionary entry

Anath

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a'-nath (`anath): Father of Shamgar (Jud 3:31;5:6). This name is connected with the Phoenician and Canaanite goddess `Anat, which was also worshipped in Egypt. She is mentioned in monuments of the 18th Dynasty, coupled with the war- goddess Astart (Moore, Judges, 105-896; DB; EB).