579. anah
Lexicon
anah: To answer, respond, testify, speak, sing

Original Word: אָנָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: anah
Pronunciation: ah-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw')
Definition: To answer, respond, testify, speak, sing
Meaning: to approach, to meet

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel

A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with 'anah through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence, to meet in various senses -- befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

see HEBREW 'anah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely
NASB Translation
befall (1), befalls (1), let him fall (1), seeking a quarrel (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. [אָנָה] verb be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely (Arabic the right time is come, or it is come to the right time, or to maturity, or is opportune).

Pi`el Perfect אִנָּה Exodus 21:13 cause (or allow) to meet in בְיָדוֺ ׳הָאֱלֹהִים א (object omitted), i.e. without any purpose of the man to whom suffix Ref.

Pu`al be allowed to meet, be sent, Imperfect יְאֻנֶּה Proverbs 12:21 (with ל); 3 feminine singular תְּאֻנֶּה Psalm 91:10 (with אֶל), subject evil.

Hithpa`el cause oneself to meet, seek occasion (= seek a quarrel with) followed by ל 2 Kings 5:7.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Strong's Hebrew Number 579, but the concept of approaching or meeting can be related to Greek terms such as προσέρχομαι (proserchomai • Strong's Greek 4334), which means to come to, approach, or draw near.

Usage: The verb אָנָה (anah) is used in the context of approaching or meeting someone or something. It conveys the action of coming near or encountering.

Context: The Hebrew verb אָנָה (anah) is a primitive root that primarily signifies the act of approaching or meeting. It is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible, often to describe the action of coming near to a person, place, or event. The term can imply a physical approach or a more abstract meeting, such as encountering a situation or circumstance.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the usage of אָנָה (anah) can be seen in passages where individuals or groups come into contact with one another or with significant events. The verb captures the essence of movement towards or the initiation of an encounter, whether it be a divine meeting, a confrontation, or a significant moment in a narrative.

The root is not frequently used, but its occurrences are significant in the context of the stories and teachings of the Hebrew Scriptures. It underscores the importance of divine and human interactions, as well as the pivotal moments when individuals or nations come face to face with destiny or divine will.

Forms and Transliterations
אִנָּ֣ה אָ֙נָה֙ אָ֥נָה אנה יְאֻנֶּ֣ה יאנה מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה מתאנה תְאֻנֶּ֣ה תאנה ’ā·nāh ’ānāh ’in·nāh ’innāh Anah inNah miṯ’anneh miṯ·’an·neh mitanNeh ṯə’unneh ṯə·’un·neh teunNeh yə’unneh yə·’un·neh yeunNeh
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 21:13
HEB: צָדָ֔ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אִנָּ֣ה לְיָד֑וֹ וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י
NAS: [for him], but God let [him] fall into his hand,
KJV: but God deliver [him] into his hand;
INT: lie God let his hand will appoint

Numbers 14:11
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה עַד־ אָ֥נָה יְנַאֲצֻ֖נִי הָעָ֣ם
INT: Moses long befall spurn people

Numbers 14:11
HEB: הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַד־ אָ֙נָה֙ לֹא־ יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ
INT: will this long befall will it be ere believe

2 Kings 5:7
HEB: וּרְא֔וּ כִּֽי־ מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה ה֖וּא לִֽי׃
NAS: how he is seeking a quarrel against me.
KJV: I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
INT: and see how is seeking he

Psalm 91:10
HEB: לֹֽא־ תְאֻנֶּ֣ה אֵלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה
NAS: evil will befall you, Nor
KJV: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague
INT: No will befall about evil

Proverbs 12:21
HEB: לֹא־ יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַצַּדִּ֣יק כָּל־
NAS: harm befalls the righteous,
KJV: There shall no evil happen to the just:
INT: not befalls the righteous all manner

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 579
6 Occurrences


’ā·nāh — 2 Occ.
’in·nāh — 1 Occ.
miṯ·’an·neh — 1 Occ.
ṯə·’un·neh — 1 Occ.
yə·’un·neh — 1 Occ.















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