ANNA

A daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, early married, but left a widow after seven years, and thenceforth devoted to the service of God. She was constant in attendance at the morning and evening sacrifices at the temple; and there, at the age of eighty- four years, was blessed with a sight of the infant Savior, and inspired to announce the coming of the promised Messiah to many who longed to see him, Lu 2:36-38.

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Anna. Anna
Grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a “prophetess,” like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22). After seven years of married life her husband died, and during her long widowhood she daily attended the temple services. When she was eighty-four years old, she entered the temple at the moment when the aged Simeon uttered his memorable words of praise and thanks to God that he had fulfilled his ancient promise in sending his Son into the world (Luke 2:36, 37).

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Anna. gracious; one who gives

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ANNA. → A devout widow Lu 2:36,37

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(grace), a "prophetess" in Jerusalem at the time of our Lord’s Presentation in the temple. (Luke 2:36) She was of the tribe of Asher.

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‖An″na (�), n. [[Hindi ānā.]] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2� cents.