◄ 605. anash ►
Strong's Lexicon anash: To be weak, sick, frail, incurable Original Word: אָנַשׁ Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anash Pronunciation: ah-nash' Phonetic Spelling: (aw-nash') Definition: to be frail, feeble, melancholy Meaning: To be frail, feeble, melancholy Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding 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. In the Old Testament, אָנַשׁ is used to describe both physical and spiritual conditions. For example, in Jeremiah 17:9, the heart is described as "deceitful above all things and beyond cure" (BSB), illustrating the profound moral and spiritual frailty of humanity. The term underscores the idea that certain conditions, whether physical ailments or spiritual maladies, are beyond human ability to remedy without divine intervention. The usage of אָנַשׁ in the Hebrew Bible often serves to highlight the need for reliance on God, as human strength and wisdom are insufficient to overcome such profound weaknesses. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of human dependency on divine grace and power for healing and restoration. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a 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 , weichliches d.h. stumpfes Schwert. It seems safer at present to keep the three distinct). 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 be inclined to, friendly, social, which however NöZMG 1886, 739 thinks denominative, compare collective men, people; see on the other hand Wetzstl.c. ZimBP 20, see also LagBN 68; — hence אֲנָשִׁים plural of אִישּׁ; see also below אישׁ). 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. 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·nuš Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י אֲכַזֵּ֑ב אָנ֖וּשׁ חִצִּ֣י בְלִי־ NAS: My wound is incurable, [though I am] without KJV: my wound [is] incurable without transgression. INT: adversary lie is incurable archer without Isaiah 17:11 HEB: נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס NAS: of sickliness and incurable pain. KJV: of grief and of desperate sorrow. INT: of sickliness pain and incurable Jeremiah 15:18 HEB: נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה֙ מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א NAS: And my wound incurable, refusing KJV: and my wound incurable, [which] refuseth INT: perpetual and my wound incurable refusing to be healed Jeremiah 17:9 HEB: הַלֵּ֛ב מִכֹּ֖ל וְאָנֻ֣שׁ ה֑וּא מִ֖י NAS: all else And is desperately sick; Who KJV: [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know INT: the heart all desperately he Who Jeremiah 17:16 HEB: אַחֲרֶ֗יךָ וְי֥וֹם אָנ֛וּשׁ לֹ֥א הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי NAS: have I longed for the woeful day; KJV: thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; INT: after day the woeful Nor longed Jeremiah 30:12 HEB: אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֖ה אָנ֣וּשׁ לְשִׁבְרֵ֑ךְ נַחְלָ֖ה NAS: Your wound is incurable And your injury KJV: Thy bruise [is] incurable, [and] thy wound INT: says the LORD is incurable bruise is serious Jeremiah 30:15 HEB: עַל־ שִׁבְרֵ֔ךְ אָנ֖וּשׁ מַכְאֹבֵ֑ךְ עַ֣ל ׀ NAS: Your pain is incurable. Because KJV: thy sorrow [is] incurable for the multitude INT: over affliction is incurable grief Because Micah 1:9 HEB: כִּ֥י אֲנוּשָׁ֖ה מַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָ כִּי־ NAS: For her wound is incurable, For it has come KJV: For her wound [is] incurable; for it is come INT: for is incurable her wound for 9 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 605 9 Occurrences ’ā·nūš — 5 Occ. ’ă·nū·šāh — 2 Occ. way·yê·’ā·naš — 1 Occ. wə·’ā·nuš — 1 Occ.