BDB589
אֲנַחְנוּ pronoun [1 plural] we see below
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H587 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲנַחנוּ |
| Part of Speech: | p/p. |
| Etymology: | apparently from H595 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 120 |
| Transliteration: | anachnuw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-akh'-noo |
| Meaning: | 1. we |
| KJV Renderings: | ourselves, us, we. |
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אֲנַחְנוּ pronoun [1 plural] we see below
אֲנַ֫חְנוּ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ pronoun [1 plural, common] we (the plural corresponding to אָנֹכִי, as אֲנוּ; to אֲנִי; see WSG p. 100; Phoenician אנחן CISi. 3, 16.17, Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא, ᵑ7 also נַחְנָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 299], [untranscribed source text 300], [untranscribed source text 301], [untranscribed source text 302]) Gen 13:8; Gen 29:4 ; Gen 37:7; Gen 42:11; Gen 42:13; Num 9:7; Deut 1:28; Deut 1:41; Joel 2:17; Joel 2:18, etc. Like אֲנִי, following a participle as its subject Gen 19:13; Num 10:29; Judg 19:18; 2Kgs 18:26 appended to a verb for emphasis Judg 9:28; 2Kgs 10:4; Isa 20:6.
אֲנַ֫חְנָא (Ezra 4:16 אֲנַ֫חְנָה) pronoun 1 plural we (Egyptian Aramaic RES361 S-CPap. אנחנה; Biblical Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ ; WCG 100 f.), Dan 3:16; Dan 3:17; Ezra 4:16 (after participle), Ezra 5:11.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Genesis 19:13
Numbers 32:17
Deuteronomy 5:3
Nehemiah 4:23
Jeremiah 26:19
Genesis 6:17
Genesis 17:4
Genesis 18:13
Exodus 6:12
1 Samuel 25:24
2 Samuel 11:11
2 Samuel 18:2
2 Samuel 19:43
Psalms 73:28
Proverbs 23:15
Isaiah 66:9
Jeremiah 1:18
1 Kings 9:26
1 Kings 10:11
Isaiah 83:21