THEOSISJerome of Stridon
There exists a variety of interpretations regarding this verse among the Jewish scholars, while the Greeks and our own community remain notably silent on the matter. Some hold the view that the term ajamim (יֵּמִם֙) refers to the seas, as it is composed of the same letters as the word used in this passage. They propose that when Anah was tending to his father’s donkeys in the wilderness, he stumbled upon a body of water, which, according to the unique characteristics of Hebrew, could be labeled as seas; however, this was not an actual sea, but rather a scarce source of water in the arid landscape. Another perspective suggests that the word indicates warm waters, drawing an analogy to a term in the Punic language that shares similarities with Hebrew.
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Others assert that Anah permitted wild donkeys to intermingle with his donkeys, thus becoming a pioneer in crossbreeding animals, resulting in a swift type of donkeys referred to as jamim. It is widely believed that Anah was the first to hybridize mares with donkeys, producing unusual offspring contrary to nature—mules. Akilah provides a translation of this passage stating: ‘This is the Anah who found σύν τούς ᾿ Εμίμ,’ while Simmachus offers a similar translation: τούς ᾿ Εμίμ. This denotes the plural form. Similarly, the seventy interpreters and Theodotion translated it as τὸν ᾿ Ιαμίμ, indicating the singular form.