אָן an

Hebrew word for “where?” · Strong’s H575 · used 41 times in 33 verses

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Meaning

1) where?, whither? (of place); 2) when?, until when?, how long? (of time)

How it is translated

Glosses given for an in context, with how often each is used:

• where? 27
• when? 14

Where it is used

Also in 8 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 2 (2), Psalms 13 (2), Genesis 16 (1), Genesis 32 (1), Genesis 37 (1), Exodus 16 (1), Numbers 14 (1), Deuteronomy 1 (1), Joshua 2 (1), Joshua 18 (1)

Forms

• אנה 31
• ואנה 8
• אן 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with an more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 13
• עַד ad “till” 12
• רָאָה raah “to see” 5
• אַיִן ayin “where?” 2
• מִלָּה millah “speech” 2
• שִׁמְעִי shimi “Shimei” 2
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 4
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 4
• דּוֹד dod “beloved” 2
• בָּרַח barach “to flee” 2
• אָח ach “brother” 3
• מָה mah “what?” 3

Key verses

The verses using an that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 16:28 — And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
• Numbers 14:11 — And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among…
• Deuteronomy 1:28 — Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to…
• 2 Samuel 2:1 — And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And…
• 2 Kings 5:25 — But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
• Job 19:2 — How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
• Psalms 13:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
• Psalms 13:2 — How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
• Psalms 62:3 — How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
• Isaiah 10:3 — And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your…
• Jeremiah 15:2 — And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death;…
• Jeremiah 47:6 — O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.