BDB586
אֲנוּ Jer 42:6 Kt : see after אֲנִי.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H580 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲנוּ |
| Part of Speech: | p/p. |
| Etymology: | contracted for H587 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | anuw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-oo' |
| Meaning: | 1. we |
| KJV Renderings: | we. |
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אֲנוּ Jer 42:6 Kt : see after אֲנִי.
אֲנוּ pronoun [1 plural, common] we (common in Post-Biblical Hebrew; compare also Amharic §ñ¹ ) may be regarded as the plural of אֲנִי (WSG 99), only Jer 42:6 Kt , for which Qr substitutes the normal אֲנַחְנוּ.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke