אָנָּא anna

Hebrew word for “Please!” · Strong’s H577 · used 13 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)

How it is translated

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

• beg 13

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Nehemiah 1 (2), Psalms 116 (2), Genesis 50 (1), Exodus 32 (1), 2 Kings 20 (1), Psalms 118 (1), Isaiah 38 (1), Daniel 9 (1), Jonah 1 (1), Jonah 4 (1)

Forms

• אנא 7
• אנה 6

Words used with it

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

• נָא na “please” 6
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 5
• בָּכָה bakhah “to weep” 3
• אֵל el “God” 3
• חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 3
• שָׁלֵם shalem “complete” 2
• בְּכִי bekhi “weeping” 2
• יָרֵא yare “to fear” 3
• זֶה zeh “this” 4
• צָלֵחַ tsalech “to prosper” 2
• פָּלַל palal “to pray” 2
• חִזְקִיָּהוּ chizqiyyah “Hezekiah” 2

Key verses

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

• Genesis 50:17 — So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive…
• Exodus 32:31 — And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
• 2 Kings 20:3 — I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And…
• Nehemiah 1:5 — And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
• Nehemiah 1:11 — O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and…
• Psalms 116:4 — Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
• Psalms 116:16 — O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
• Psalms 118:25 — Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
• Isaiah 38:3 — And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.…
• Daniel 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him,…
• Jonah 1:14 — Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent…
• Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I…

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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.