Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H577 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָנאָ אָנָּה |
| Part of Speech: | injunction |
| Etymology: | apparent contracted from H160 and H4994 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 13 |
| Transliteration: | anna |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | awn-naw' (or mannah {awn-naw'}) inj. |
| Meaning: | 1. oh now! |
| KJV Renderings: | I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O. |
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אָֽנָּ֫א interjection (from אָהּ and נָא , q. v.) a strong particle of entreaty, ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! often followed by an imperative; Gen 50:17 (to Joseph) ׳ אָנָּא שָׂא נָא וג Ah, now ! forgive, we pray, etc., Exod 32:31 (to God); elsewhere always followed by ׳ י or אֲדֹנָי Ps 118:25 (twice in verse); Neh 1:5 ; Neh 1:11; Dan 9:4. Written אָֽנָּ֫ה 2Kgs 20:3 (= Isa 38:3) Jonah 1:14; Jonah 4:2; Ps 116:4; Ps 116:16.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
