581. innun

Strong's Lexicon

innun: "They" or "those"

Original Word: אִנּוּן
Part of Speech: pronoun masculine plural
Transliteration: innuwn
Pronunciation: in-NOON
Phonetic Spelling: (in-noon')
Definition: "They" or "those"
Meaning: they

Word Origin: Derived from the root אנה (anah), which can mean to answer, respond, or be afflicted.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: In the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, the equivalent pronoun for "they" or "those" is often ἐκεῖνοι (ekeinoi) or αὐτοί (autoi), which are used to refer to groups in a similar manner.

Usage: The Hebrew word "innun" is a pronoun used to refer to a group of people or things, often translated as "they" or "those" in English. It is used to denote a collective group, emphasizing their identity or actions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, pronouns like "innun" were essential for narrative and legal texts, providing clarity in storytelling and legal proceedings. The use of pronouns helped to maintain the flow of the narrative and ensure that the audience understood who was being referred to in various contexts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to hem
Definition
they, those
NASB Translation
those (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אִנּוּן pronoun 3 masculine plural they, those (plural of הוּא: ᵑ7 אִינּוּן, feminine אִינִּין, e.g. Genesis 3:7; Genesis 6:2; Syriac , feminine , ; Talmud אִינְהוֺ, אִינְהֵי (for אִינְהוֺן, אִינְהֵין); Mandean הינון, הינין; — all from הוֺן, הֵן with demonstrative Syll. אן, הן 'lo,' prefixed, W^{OG 98, 106} Nö^{M 86}); — they, those, Daniel 2:44 מַלְכַיָּא אִנוּן those kings, Daniel 6:25 as accusative רְמוֺ אִנוּן, Daniel 7:17 Kt דִּי אִנוּן אַרְכַּע (Qr feminine אִנִּין) which are four (Dr^{1Samuel 10:19} K^{§ 87,3}), Ezra 5:4 . . . מָה אִנוּן שְׁמָהָת = what are the names . . . ? (Dr^{§ 201, 3, Obs.}, K^l.c.) compare הוּא.

אִנִּין they (feminine) Daniel 7:17 Qr : Kt אִנּוּן, above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

they, them, these

(Aramaic) or (feminine) inniyn (Aramaic) {in- neen'}; corresponding to hem; they -- X are, them, these.

see HEBREW hem

Forms and Transliterations

אִנִּ֖ין אִנּ֖וּן אִנּ֗וּן אִנּוּן֙ אנון אנין ’in·nîn ’in·nūn ’innîn ’innūn inNin inNun

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:4
HEB: לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־ אִנּוּן֙ שְׁמָהָ֣ת גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א
KJV: What are the names
INT: told what are the names of the men

Daniel 2:44
HEB: דִּ֧י מַלְכַיָּ֣א אִנּ֗וּן יְקִים֩ אֱלָ֨הּ
NAS: In the days of those kings the God
KJV: And in the days of these kings
INT: which kings of those will set the God

Daniel 6:24
HEB: אַרְיָוָתָא֙ רְמ֔וֹ אִנּ֖וּן בְּנֵיה֣וֹן וּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹן
KJV: of lions, them, their children,
INT: the lions' cast them their children and their wives

Daniel 7:17
HEB: רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה
KJV: beasts, which are four,
INT: great which which are four are four

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 581
4 Occurrences

’in·nîn — 1 Occ.
’in·nūn — 3 Occ.