An אָן

An (Hebrew אָן, Strong's H575) is a Hebrew interrogative meaning “where?”. It occurs 41 times in 33 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

Verses

Every verse with An, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 16:8
  And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
• Genesis 32:17
  And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
• Genesis 37:30
  And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy is gone! What am I going to do?”

Exodus

• Exodus 16:28
  And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

Numbers

• Numbers 14:11
  And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:28
  Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

Joshua

• Joshua 2:5
  And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”
• Joshua 18:3
  And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Judges

• Judges 19:17
  And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”

Ruth

• Ruth 2:19
  And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 10:14
  And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 2:1
  And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
• 2 Samuel 13:13
  And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 2:36
  And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
• 1 Kings 2:42
  And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 5:25
  But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.
• 2 Kings 6:6
  And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.“Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 2:16
  And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

Job

• Job 8:2
  How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
• Job 18:2
  How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
• Job 19:2
  How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?

Psalms

• Psalm 13:1
  How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
• Psalm 13:2
  How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
• Psalm 62:3
  How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
• Psalm 139:7
  Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 6:1
  Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 10:3
  And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 15:2
  And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
• Jeremiah 47:6
  O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 21:16
  Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:2
  O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?

Zechariah

• Zechariah 2:2
  Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
• Zechariah 5:10
  Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).