Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H594 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲנָך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably from an unused root meaning to be narrow |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | anak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-awk' |
| Meaning: | 1. according to most a plumb-line, and to others a hook |
| KJV Renderings: | plumb-line. |
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אֲנָךְ noun [masculine] plummet (compare words in cognate languages for lead, tin, etymology dubious, perhaps foreign; Arabic [untranscribed source text 305] (see Frä153) Syriac [untranscribed source text 306] Mandean אנכא, Assyrian anâku LyonSargontexte 92; see LagArm. Stud. § 103 compare Id.BN 175) — אֲנָ֑ךְ except once Amos 7:8 — plummet Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8 (twice in verse); ׳ חוֺמַת א, i.e. a vertical wall Amos 7:7.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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