an-a-ı̄´a, a-nı̄´a (×¢× ×™×”, ‛ănaÌ„yaÌ„h, “Yah has answeredâ€): (1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (), perhaps the person called Ananias in Esdras 9:43. (2) One of those who sealed the covenant (). He may have been the same as Anaiah (1).