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Endnotes
See Richard S. Hess, “Israelite Identity and Personal Names from the Book of Judges,” Hebrew Studies 44 (2003), pp. 25–39. Also see Hess,
The name “son of Anath,” appears as a “patronym” (just like Shamgar) on two 11th century B.C. arrowheads, probably from south Lebanon. “Son of Anath” is also a name used by west Semitic individuals in Egypt during the time of Ramesses II and Ramesses IV. Anath is a goddess associated with war at Ugarit. The expression “son of X,” may be used to describe a group of people (as in “son[s] of Israel”). Because of these facts and its repeated occurrence, “Anath” may not be a patronym or a personal name, but a warrior class. See Hess, “Israelite Identity,” forthcoming.
On this name and that of Debir, see Hess, “Non-Israelite Personal Names in the Book of Joshua,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 58 (1996) p. 208, and further bibliography there.