of Hebrew origin (
H2608); Ananias, the name of three Israelites:--Ananias.
Ananias = "whom Jehovah has graciously given"
- a certain Christian at Jerusalem, the husband of Sapphira Acts 5:1-
- a Christian at Damascus Acts 9:10-
- a son of Nedebaeus, and high priest of the Jews c. A.D. 47-59. In the year 66, he was slain by the Sacarii. Acts 23:2