Maaneh מַעֲנֶה
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| מַעֲנֶה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maaneh |
| Strong's number | H4617 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | answer |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Maaneh (Hebrew מַעֲנֶה, Strong's H4617) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “answer”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) answer, response
2) (TWOT) place for task
2) (TWOT) place for task
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | answer (7), himself (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | answer (2), refute (1), further reply (1), fitting reply (1), reply (1), his purpose (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maaneh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
- Job 32:5When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
Micah
- Micah 3:7Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).