Lexicon anash: To be weak, sick, frail, incurable Original Word: אָנַשׁ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance desperately wicked, incurable, sick, woeful A primitive root; to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy -- desperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be weak, sick NASB Translation desperately sick (1), incurable (6), sick (1), woeful (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [אָנַשׁ] verb be weak, sick (Assyrian anâšu ZimBP 56, 70; Wetzst in DePsalmen, ed. 4, 882 derive from II. אנשׁ per antiphrasin; DlPr 160 identified with III. אנשׁ; see also DePsalmen, ed. 4, 904; so LagBN 60, who compare ![]() Qal Passive participle אָנוּשׁ Job 34:6 +; אֲנוּשָׁה Jeremiah 15:18; Micah 1:9 & so read Psalm 69:21 (Bi Che) etc.; as adjective incurable, of wound, but metaphor (מַכָּה) Micah 1:9; Jeremiah 15:18; compare Job 34:6 (חֵץ), Jeremiah 30:12 שֵׁבֶר; "" נַחְלָה מַכָּה); so כְּאֵב אָנוּשׁ Isaiah 17:11; compare Jeremiah 30:15 (מַכְאֹב); compare יוֺם אָנוּשׁ Isaiah 17:16; also in phrase עָקֹב הַלֵּב מִכֹּל וְאָנֻשׁ הוּא Jeremiah 17:9 Niph`al Imperfect וַיֵּאָנַ֯שׁ֑ 2 Samuel 12:15 be sick, of child. II. אנשׁ (compare Arabic Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that matches the exact meaning of אָנַשׁ, related concepts of weakness and frailty can be found in Greek terms such as ἀσθενής (asthenēs • Strong's Greek 772), which means weak or sickly, and ἀσθένεια (astheneia • Strong's Greek 769), meaning weakness or infirmity. These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to describe physical and spiritual weaknesses, paralleling the Hebrew concept of frailty and the need for divine strength. Usage: The term is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of weakness or frailty, often in a physical or emotional sense. It conveys the idea of being incurable or desperately sick, highlighting a condition of severe debilitation or distress. Context: The Hebrew root אָנַשׁ (anash) is a verb that primarily denotes a state of being frail or feeble. It is often used metaphorically to describe a condition of deep melancholy or incurable sickness. This term appears in contexts where the human condition is depicted as being in a state of severe weakness or distress, emphasizing the helplessness and vulnerability of individuals. Forms and Transliterations אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙ אֲנוּשָׁ֖ה אָנ֖וּשׁ אָנ֛וּשׁ אָנ֣וּשׁ אָנֽוּשׁ׃ אנוש אנוש׃ אנושה וְאָנֻ֣שׁ וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃ ואנש ויאנש׃ ’ă·nū·šāh ’ā·nūš ’ānūš ’ănūšāh aNush anuShah vaiyeaNash veaNush way·yê·’ā·naš wayyê’ānaš wə’ānuš wə·’ā·nušLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 12:15 HEB: אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃ NAS: to David, so that he was [very] sick. KJV: bare unto David, and it was very sick. INT: Uriah's to David he was sick Job 34:6 Isaiah 17:11 Jeremiah 15:18 Jeremiah 17:9 Jeremiah 17:16 Jeremiah 30:12 Jeremiah 30:15 Micah 1:9 9 Occurrences |