Strong's Lexicon

H587

H587 — אֲנַחנוּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewanachnuwp/p.Occurrences: 120TWOT: 128

Definition / Gloss

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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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB589

אֲנַחְנוּ pronoun [1 plural] we see below


BDB594

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.


BDB9315

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.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אנחנו (dnagh’-noo)

Genesis 19:13

KJV: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
EHCC: For we will destroy this place,

Numbers 32:17

KJV: But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
EHCC: But we ourselves will go ready armed

Deuteronomy 5:3

KJV: The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
EHCC: but with us, Coven) us, who

Nehemiah 4:23

KJV: So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.saving…: or, every one went with his weapon for water
EHCC: (17).none of us put off our clothes,

Jeremiah 26:19

KJV: Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.the Lord, and the: Heb. the face of the Lord, etc
EHCC: Thus might we procure great evil

Genesis 6:17

KJV: And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
EHCC: And, behold, J, even I, do bring a flood

Genesis 17:4

KJV: As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.many…: Heb. multitude of nations
EHCC: As for me, behold, my covenant

Genesis 18:13

KJV: And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
EHCC: bear a child, which (lit. and 7( am old?

Exodus 6:12

KJV: And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
EHCC: hear me, who (lit. aad J) tam} of

1 Samuel 25:24

KJV: And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.audience: Heb. ears
EHCC: Upon me, my lord, (upon) me

2 Samuel 11:11

KJV: And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
EHCC: shall Z thes go into mine house,

2 Samuel 18:2

KJV: And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
EHCC: surely go forth with you mysely also,

2 Samuel 19:43

KJV: And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.despise…: Heb. set us at light
EHCC: (44). Israel answered...we have also

Psalms 73:28

KJV: But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
EHCC: But (lit. But I) (it is) good for me

Proverbs 23:15

KJV: My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.even…: or, even I will rejoice
EHCC: my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Isaiah 66:9

KJV: Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.not…: or, not beget?
EHCC: Shall J bring to the birth, and not

Jeremiah 1:18

KJV: For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
EHCC: For, bebold, 7 have made thee this day

1 Kings 9:26

KJV: And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.shore: Heb. lip
EHCC: And king Solomon made a navy of shi

1 Kings 10:11

KJV: And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.almug…: also called, algum trees
EHCC: the navy also of Hiram, that brought

Isaiah 83:21

EHCC: wherein shall go no galley with oars,
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