Nachnu נַ֫חְנוּ
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| נַ֫חְנוּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nachnu |
| Strong's number | H5168 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | personal pronoun |
| Gloss | we |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Nachnu (Hebrew נַ֫חְנוּ, Strong's H5168) is a Hebrew personal pronoun meaning “we”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | we (4), will (1), light (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we (5), are we (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nachnu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 42:11We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
Exodus
- Exodus 16:7And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”
- Exodus 16:8And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
Numbers
- Numbers 32:32We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”
Lamentations
- Lamentations 3:42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
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).