Bible Dictionary
JANAI
Janai was a chief of a family descended from Gad. His name may mean “he answers.”
Definition
Janai was a chief of a family descended from Gad. His name is explained as meaning “he answers.”
Biblical Usage
Janai appears in the genealogical list of Gad’s family chiefs.
Historical Background
The King James Version spells the name Jaanai. The supplied material notes uncertainty over whether the final y is part of the name or represents the divine name Yah.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-na-i, ja'-ni (ya`nay, "he answers"; as to whether final "y" is the third radical (letter), or may be taken as equivalent to the Divine name Yah, see HPN, 149-51): A chief of a family descended from Gad (1Ch 5:12, the King James Version "Jaanai").</p>