Strong's Concordance anah: testify Original Word: עָנָהPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw') Definition: to answer, respond Brown-Driver-Briggs [עוּן] verb dwell (probably; √ of following; Arabic  ,  is support, help, see especially FlKl. Schr. i. 87 ff.); — Qal Perfect3feminine singular consecutive וְעָנָה֫ (read וְעָ֫נָה ?) Isaiah 13:22 and jackals shall dwell, etc. (on agreement see Ges§ 145k; "" שׁכן Isaiah 13:21), so ᵐ5 Buhl; CheHeb.Hpt.124 וְשָֽׁכְנוּ; > ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 and others √ IV. ענה. — Psalm 87:7 see מַעְיָן. I. עָנָה verb answer, respond (Late Hebrew id., respond, make response; ᵑ7 עֲנָא; Syriac Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ע Micah 6:5 +; suffix עָנַנִי 1 Samuel 28:15 +, עָנָךְ Isaiah 30:19; Jeremiah 23:37, עָנָהוּ 1 Samuel 9:17 +; 1 singular עָנִיתִי Hosea 14:9, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲנֶה Genesis 41:16 +, וַיַּעַן Amos 7:14 +, suffix יַעֲנֵנִי Job 20:3 +, etc.; Imperative עֲנֵה Micah 6:3; Proverbs 26:5 etc.; Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Genesis 45:3 + [2 Samuel 22:36 see עֲנָוָה]; Participle עֹנֶה Judges 19:28 +, etc.; — 1 answer, respond to something said, actual or implied, Judges 8:8; 1 Samuel 4:20; Job 9:15 +; especially a. of men, with accusative of person Genesis 45:3 (E), Judges 5:29; 2 Kings 18:36 = Isaiah 36:21; Job 5:1 + very often (c. 110 t.); specifically be responsive, i.e. answer kindly, grant request 1 Kings 12:7 (suffix person); = be amenable, docile (toward ׳י) Hosea 2:17 (of Israel in figure); seldom and late, with accusative of thing replied to, Job 32:12; Job 33:13 (De Di Bu), Job 40:2. b. of God answering (graciously): usually with accusative of person; by oracle 1 Samuel 14:37; 1 Samuel 28:6,15 +, figurative Habakkuk 2:11; by deed 1 Samuel 7:9; 1 Kings 18:37 (twice in verse), compare בָּאֵשׁ 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Chronicles 21:26, and especially Hosea 2:23; Hosea 2:24; Hosea 14:9, see also Micah 3:4; Isaiah 41:17; Isaiah 49:8; Jeremiah 33:3; Job 12:4 +, especially Psalms, e.g. Job 3:5; Job 4:2; Job 20:2 33t., etc. (in all approximately 77 t.). c. rarely with accusative, or clause, of answer: אֶתשְֿׁלוֺם מַּרְעֹה ׳אלהים יַע Genesis 41:16; Job 15:2; Proverbs 18:23; Nehemiah 8:6 they responded, Amen ! 2 Samuel 19:43 they made reply against Israel (with עַל against, only here), + quoted answer; with accusative of person + answer 1 Samuel 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, David asked leave, etc.; with 2. accusative (c. 20 t.) 2 Kings 18:36 = Isaiah 36:21; Job 23:5 +; so = grant, vouchsafe to, נוֺרָאוֺת תַּעֲנֵנוּ Psalm 65:6 terrible things dost thou [׳י] vouchsafe to us. d. often + אָמַר Genesis 18:27 Abraham answered and said, Exodus 4:1 (J), Exodus 19:8 (E), Job 4:1; Job 6:1 etc.; + אָמַר אֶלֿ Genesis 27:39 16t.; + לְ ׳א Genesis 27:37 8t.; ׳י + accusative of person + אמר, 1 Samuel 9:8 he answered Saul and said, + 23t. (in all approximately 130 t.); seldom + לֵאמֹר Numbers 32:31 (P), ׳ע + accusative of person + ׳עא Genesis 23:5,10,14 (P), Genesis 41:16; Genesis 42:22 (E), Joshua 1:16 (D) . e. seldom + דִּבֶּר Joshua 22:21 (P), 2 Kings 1:10,11,12; ׳ע + accusative of person + ׳ר Genesis 34:13 (P). 2. a. respond to an occasion, speak in view of circumstances : 1 Samuel 9:17 (accusative of person + quotation), Judges 18:14 ( + אָמַר), Numbers 11:28 (J E; + id.), 2 Kings 1:11 (+ id.), + 19 t. b figurative יַעֲנֶה אֶתהַֿכֹּל Ecclesiastes 10:19; money meets all demands. 3. a. specifically respond as a witness, testify, so perhaps participleעֹנֶה (absolute) Malachi 2:12 (in good sense); with בְּ person= in the case of = for Genesis 30:33; usually against, 1 Samuel 12:3; 2 Samuel 1:16; Isaiah 3:9; Isaiah 59:12; Micah 6:3; Jeremiah 14:7; Numbers 35:30 (P), Ruth 1:21 (>Be be occupied with, II.ענה; Vrss Luth KitKau עִנָּה humiliate); with בְּפָנָיו Hosea 5:5; Hosea 7:10; Job 16:8; with לְפָנָיו Deuteronomy 31:21 (+ לְעֵד as witness); with בְּ person + accusative of charge, סָרָה Deuteronomy 19:16, of false witness שֶׁקֶר Deuteronomy 19:18, עֵדשֶֿׁקֶר Exodus 20:16 (Ginsb Exodus 20:13), "" Deuteronomy 5:17; Proverbs 25:18: absolute (bad implication) Exodus 23:2 (E; עַל concerning). b. less often make response as one accused (respondent) Job 9:14,15. Niph`al 1. make answer, subject ׳י, with ל person, Perfect1singular נַעֲנֵיתִי Ezekiel 14:4; Participle נַעֲנֶה ( Qal not in Ezekiel). 2 be answered: Imperfect3masculine singular יֵעָנֶה, a. Job 11:2 (subject words). b. of man = receive answer Proverbs 21:3, Songs 1 singular אֵעָנֶה Job 19:7. Hiph`il Participle מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּוֺ Ecclesiastes 5:19, wholly dubious; Hi (God) causes (all things) to respond in the joy of his heart; De answers to the joy, etc.; de Jong Wild occupies him (II. עָנָה) with the joy, etc. IV. עָנָה verb sing (Arabic Qal Perfect3masculine singular וְעָנוּ consecutive Jeremiah 51:14; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעַנֶה Jeremiah 25:30; 3feminine singular וַתַּעַן Exodus 15:21; 3feminine plural וַתַּעֲנֶינָה 1 Samuel 18:7, etc.; Imperative עֱנוּ Numbers 21:17; Psalm 147:7; Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Exodus 32:18 (twice in verse); — sing, utter tunefully, Exodus 15:21 (E) and Miriam sang to (ל) them; of uttering shout (הֵידָד), as in vintage Jeremiah 25:30 (׳י subject; + אֶלֿ person), in attack Jeremiah 51:14 (+ עַלֿ person); (חֲלוּשָׁה) קוֺל עֲנוֺת גְּבוּרָה Exodus 32:18 (twice in verse) (E); with ל of thing or person laudation Numbers 21:17 (J E; well); Psalm 147:7 (׳י; "" זַמְּרוּ), Ezra 3:11; + אָמַר 1 Samuel 18:7 the women sang, and said; יַעֲנוּ בַמְּחֹלוֺת לֵאמֹר 1 Samuel 21:12; 1 Samuel 29:5; with accusative of thing laudation Psalm 119:172 (compare "" Psalm 119:171). — Isaiah 14:22 see עון Pi`el intensive: Imperative עַנּוּלָֿהּ Isaiah 27:2 sing sweetly of it; Infinitive קוֺל עַנּוֺת Exodus 32:18 (E) the sound of distinct singing; compare לְעַנּוֺת Psalm 88:1. I. [עֲנָה] verb answer (see Biblical Hebrew I. עָנָה); — Pe`al Perfect3feminine singular עֲנַת Daniel 5:10; 3masculine plural עֲנוֺ Daniel 2:7 +; Participle active (עֲנָה NöGGA, 1884, 1021) עָנֵה Daniel 2:5 +, plural עָנַיִן (K§ 47 Beisp. e)) Daniel 3:24; — always + אמר Participle, answered and said (ל [or קֳדָם] person usually following אדר; following ׳ע Daniel 2:10,27,47): — 1 answer, make reply, to something said: Daniel 2:5,7,8,10,27; Daniel 3:16,24,25; Daniel 4:16; b Daniel 5:17; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:14. 2 respond to occasion, speak in view of a situation: Daniel 2:15,20,26; Daniel 3:9,14,19,24,26,28; Daniel 4:16a; Daniel 4:27; Daniel 5:10. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sing, shout, testify, announce A primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. Pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. To begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce -- give account, afflict (by mistake for anah), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for anah), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also Beyth 'Anowth, Beyth 'Anath. see HEBREW anah see HEBREW anah see HEBREW Beyth 'Anowth see HEBREW Beyth 'Anath Forms and Transliterations אֵעָנֶ֑ה אֶ֭עֶנְךָ אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ אֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ אֶעֱנֵ֔ם אֶעֱנֶ֑ה אֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶעֱנֶ֣ה אַעֲנֶ֣ה אענה אענך אענם אעננו הָעֹנִ֥ים הָעֹנֶ֤ה הענה הענים וְ֠עָנְתָה וְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּ וְאֶֽעֱנֶ֣ה וְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ וְאֶעֱנֵֽם׃ וְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ וְעָ֤נְתָה וְעָֽנְתָה֙ וְעָֽנְתָה־ וְעָנ֖וּ וְעָנ֣וּ וְעָנ֥וּ וְעָנ֧וּ וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְעָנָ֑נִי וְעָנָ֤ה וְעָנָ֥ה וְעֹנֶ֔ה וַ֠יַּעַן וַ֭יַּעַן וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּ וַֽיַּעֲנ֔וּ וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃ וַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙ וַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּ וַֽתַּעֲנ֣וּ ׀ וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִי וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֗נִי וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה וַיַּ֖עַן וַיַּ֗עַן וַיַּ֙עַן֙ וַיַּ֛עַן וַיַּ֜עַן וַיַּ֡עַן וַיַּ֣עַן וַיַּ֤עַן וַיַּ֤עַן ׀ וַיַּ֥עַן וַיַּ֧עַן וַיַּ֨עַן וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ וַיַּֽעֲנ֧וּ וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּ וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֨נִי וַיַּֽעַן־ וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ וַיַּעֲנֵ֤נִי וַיַּעֲנֵ֥ם וַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ וַיַּעַן֩ וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם וַעֲנֵ֑נִי וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ וַתַּ֣עַן וַתַּ֤עַן וַתַּ֥עַן וַתַּ֨עַן וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה וָאַ֖עַן וָאַ֙עַן֙ וָאַ֣עַן וָאַ֥עַן ואען ואענה ואענה׃ ואענהו ואענך ואענם׃ ויען ויען־ ויענה ויענהו ויענו ויענם ויענני ויענני׃ וענה וענו וענית ועניתם וענני וענני׃ וענתה וענתה־ ותען ותענו ותענינה ותענני יֵעָנֶ֑ה יֵעָנֶֽה׃ יַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּ יַ֭עֲנֵהוּ יַּעֲנֶ֖ה יַּעַנְךָ֥ יַֽעֲנ֔וּ יַֽעֲנֶ֔ה יַֽעַנְךָ֣ יַעֲנ֤וּ יַעֲנ֥וּ יַעֲנֵ֑נִי יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ יַעֲנֵֽם׃ יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ יַעֲנֶ֑ה יַעֲנֶ֔ה יַעֲנֶ֖ה יַעֲנֶ֥ה יַעֲנֶ֥נּוּ יַעֲנֶ֧ה יַעֲנֶ֨ה יַעֲנֶֽה׃ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ יַעֲנֽוּכָה׃ יַעֲנוּ־ יענה יענה׃ יענהו יענו יענו־ יענוכה׃ יענך יענם׃ יעננה׃ יעננו יענני יענני׃ לַעֲנ֑וֹת לַעֲנ֣וֹת לַעֲנ֥וֹת לענות מֵעֲנ֣וֹת מענות נַֽעֲנֶה־ נַעֲנֵ֧יתִי נענה־ נעניתי עֱנ֣וּ עֱנוּ־ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי עֲ֭נֵנִי עֲנ֣וֹת עֲנ֣וּ עֲנִ֫יתָ֥ם עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ עֲנִיתֶ֔ם עֲנִיתֶֽם׃ עֲנִיתָ֑נִי עֲנִיתָֽנִי׃ עֲנֵ֑נִי עֲנֵ֔נִי עֲנֵ֔נוּ עֲנֵ֣ה עֲנֵ֣נִי עֲנֵ֤נִי עֲנֵ֤נִי ׀ עֲנֵ֥ה עֲנֵ֥נִי עֲנֵ֨נִי ׀ עֲנֵֽנִי׃ עַנּ֔וֹת עַנּוּ־ עָ֣נְתָה עָ֣נָה עָ֣נוּ עָ֥נוּ עָנ֖וּ עָנ֥וּ עָנְתָ֖ה עָנִ֣יתִי עָנָ֔הוּ עָנָ֖הוּ עָנָ֖נִי עָנָ֣ה עָנָ֣הוּ עָנָ֣ךְ עָנָ֣נִי עָנָ֤ה עָנָ֥ה עָנָֽךְ׃ עָנָֽם׃ עָנָֽנִי׃ עָנֽוּ׃ עֹנֵ֖הוּ עֹנֶ֑ה עֹנֶ֖ה עֹנֶ֥ה עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ עוֹנֶ֔ה עוֹנֶ֖ה עוֹנֶה֒ עונה עונך ענה ענהו ענו ענו־ ענו׃ ענות עניתי עניתיך עניתם עניתם׃ עניתני עניתני׃ ענך ענך׃ ענם׃ עננו ענני ענני׃ ענתה תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה תַּ֣עַן תַּ֭עֲנֵנוּ תַּֽעַנְךָ֔ תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה תַּעֲנֶ֔ה תַעֲנֵ֑נִי תַעֲנֵ֣נִי תַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ תַעֲנֶ֑ה תַעֲנֶ֖ה תַעֲנֶ֣ה תַעֲנֶ֥ה תַעֲנֶֽה׃ תַעֲנֶנּ֑וּ תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ תען תענה תענה׃ תענהו׃ תענינה תענך תעננו תענני תענני׃ ‘ā·nā·hū ‘ā·nā·nî ‘ā·nāh ‘ā·nāḵ ‘ā·nām ‘ă·nê·nî ‘ă·nê·nū ‘ā·nə·ṯāh ‘ă·nêh ‘ă·nî·ṯā·nî ‘ă·nî·ṯām ‘ă·nî·ṯem ‘ā·nî·ṯî ‘ă·nî·ṯî·ḵā ‘ă·nō·wṯ ‘ă·nū ‘ā·nū ‘an·nō·wṯ ‘an·nū- ‘ānāh ‘ānāhū ‘ānāḵ ‘ānām ‘ānānî ‘ănêh ‘ănênî ‘ănênū ‘ānəṯāh ‘ănîṯām ‘ănîṯānî ‘ănîṯem ‘ānîṯî ‘ănîṯîḵā ‘annōwṯ ‘annū- ‘ănōwṯ ‘ănū ‘ānū ‘ĕ·nū ‘ĕ·nū- ‘ĕnū ‘ĕnū- ‘ō·nê·hū ‘ō·neh ‘ō·w·ne·kā ‘ō·w·neh ‘ōneh ‘ōnêhū ‘ōwneh ‘ōwnekā ’a‘ăneh ’a·‘ă·neh ’ê‘āneh ’e‘ĕneh ’e‘ĕnekā ’e‘ĕnêm ’e‘ĕnennū ’e‘enḵā ’ê·‘ā·neh ’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā ’e·‘ĕ·neh ’e·‘ĕ·nêm ’e·‘ĕ·nen·nū ’e·‘en·ḵā aaNeh aNach aNah aNahu aNam aNani aNeh aNeni aNenu aneTah aNiTam aniTani aniTem aNiti aniTicha anNot annu aNot aNu eaNeh Eencha eeNeh eeNeka eeNem eeNennu enu hā‘ōneh hā‘ōnîm hā·‘ō·neh hā·‘ō·nîm haoNeh haoNim la‘ănōwṯ la·‘ă·nō·wṯ laaNot mê‘ănōwṯ mê·‘ă·nō·wṯ meaNot na‘ăneh- na‘ănêṯî na·‘ă·nê·ṯî na·‘ă·neh- naaneh naaNeiti oNeh oNehu oNeka ta‘an ta‘ăneh ṯa‘ăneh ṯa‘ănênî ta‘ănennāh ṯa‘ănennū ta‘ănênū ta‘anḵā ṯa‘ănuhū ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî ta·‘ă·nê·nū ta·‘ă·neh ṯa·‘ă·neh ta·‘ă·nen·nāh ṯa·‘ă·nen·nū ṯa·‘ă·nu·hū ta·‘an ta·‘an·ḵā Taan taanCha taaNeh taaNeinnah taaNeni taanenNu Taanenu taaNuhu vaAan vaaNeni vaaniTam vaiYaan vaiyaaNeh vaiyaaNehu vaiyaaNem vaiyaaNeni vaiyaaNu vaiyaNu vatTaan vattaaNeinah vattaaNeni vattaaNu veaNah veaNani veanetah veaNita veaNu veEeNeh veeeNehu veeeNeka veeeNem veoNeh wa‘ănênî wa‘ănîṯām wā’a‘an wa·‘ă·nê·nî wa·‘ă·nî·ṯām wā·’a·‘an wat·ta·‘ă·ne·nāh wat·ta·‘ă·nê·nî wat·ta·‘ă·nū wat·ta·‘an watta‘an watta‘ănenāh watta‘ănênî watta‘ănū way·ya‘·nū way·ya·‘ă·nê·hū way·ya·‘ă·nê·nî way·ya·‘ă·neh way·ya·‘ă·nêm way·ya·‘ă·nū way·ya·‘an way·ya·‘an- wayya‘an wayya‘an- wayya‘ăneh wayya‘ănêhū wayya‘ănêm wayya‘ănênî wayya‘ănū wayya‘nū wə‘ānāh wə‘ānānî wə‘ānəṯāh wə‘ānəṯāh- wə‘ānîṯā wə‘ānū wə‘ōneh wə’e‘ĕneh wə’e‘ĕnêhū wə’e‘ĕnekā wə’e‘ĕnêm wə·‘ā·nā·nî wə·‘ā·nāh wə·‘ā·nə·ṯāh wə·‘ā·nə·ṯāh- wə·‘ā·nî·ṯā wə·‘ā·nū wə·‘ō·neh wə·’e·‘ĕ·nê·hū wə·’e·‘ĕ·ne·kā wə·’e·‘ĕ·neh wə·’e·‘ĕ·nêm ya‘ăneh ya‘ănêhū ya‘ănêm ya‘ănênî ya‘ănennāh ya‘ănennū ya‘ănênū ya‘anḵā ya‘ănū ya‘ănū- ya‘ănūḵāh ya·‘ă·nê·hū ya·‘ă·nê·nî ya·‘ă·nê·nū ya·‘ă·neh ya·‘ă·nêm ya·‘ă·nen·nāh ya·‘ă·nen·nū ya·‘ă·nū ya·‘ă·nū- ya·‘ă·nū·ḵāh ya·‘an·ḵā yaanCha yaaNeh Yaanehu yaaNem yaaNeni yaaNennah yaaNennu yaaNenu yaaNu yaaNuchah yê‘āneh yê·‘ā·neh yeaNehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 18:27 HEB: וַיַּ֥עַן אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּאמַ֑ר NAS: And Abraham replied, Now behold, KJV: And Abraham answered and said, INT: replied and Abraham and said Genesis 23:5 Genesis 23:10 Genesis 23:14 Genesis 24:50 Genesis 27:37 Genesis 27:39 Genesis 30:33 Genesis 31:14 Genesis 31:31 Genesis 31:36 Genesis 31:43 Genesis 34:13 Genesis 35:3 Genesis 40:18 Genesis 41:16 Genesis 41:16 Genesis 42:22 Genesis 45:3 Exodus 4:1 Exodus 15:21 Exodus 19:8 Exodus 19:19 Exodus 20:16 Exodus 23:2 329 Occurrences |
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, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene ענה; compare Arabic 
, 
, intend by saying); — 
sing, chant, 
singing, chanting, etc.; Syriac 
sing responsively, 
hymn, refrain; possibly Assyrian enû, resound (?); Egyptian anni is loan-word according to Bondi80); — 
