Anah אָנָה
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| אָנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anah |
| Strong's number | H579 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to meet |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Anah (Hebrew אָנָה, Strong's H579) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to meet”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to meet, encounter, approach, be opportune
1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet
1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | deliver (1), quarrel (1), befall (1), happen (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | allowed it to happen (1), is seeking a quarrel (1), will befall (1), befalls (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Anah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 21:13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
Psalms
- Psalm 91:10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
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).