{"def":{"lit":"he vexed","short":"Jannes, an Egyptian","long":["Jannes, one of Pharaoh's magicians who attempted to replicate Moses' miracles in the Old Testament"]},"deriv":"of Egyptian origin","pronun":{"ipa":"i.ɑnˈnes","ipa_mod":"i.ɑnˈne̞s","sbl":"iannēs","dic":"ee-an-NASE","dic_mod":"ee-an-NASE"},"comment":"He and Jambres, were two Egyptian magicians who in the presence of Pharaoh imitated the miracles of Aaron in order to destroy his influence with the king. Paul derived their names from the tradition of the Talmudists and the Rabbins"}