עָנָה anah

Hebrew word for “to answer” · Strong’s H6030 · used 331 times in 318 verses

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Meaning

1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout;

Senses in the lexicon

• to answer (315)
• to sing (15)
• to dwell (1)

How it is translated

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

• answered 176
• will answer 45
• answer 25
• answers 8
• one who answered 6
• has testified 5
• testify 4
• sing 4
• will testify 3
• must testify 3
• had answered 3
• must answer 3

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Job 32 (7), Job 9 (6), 1 Samuel 9 (5), 1 Kings 18 (5), Job 40 (5), Zechariah 4 (5), Genesis 31 (4), 1 Samuel 14 (4), Psalms 119 (4), Zechariah 1 (4)

Forms

• ויען 111
• יענה 19
• ויענו 17
• ענני 16
• ענה 12
• ענו 12
• אענה 10
• תענה 8
• ותען 6
• יענו 6

Words used with it

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

• קָרָא qara “to call” 43
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 42
• נִי ni “me” 38
• אִיּוֹב iyyov “Job” 17
• דָּבָר davar “word” 34
• דָּוִד david “David” 28
• אִם im “if” 27
• מָה mah “what?” 24
• אֲנִי ani “I” 25
• הֵן hen “look!” 15
• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 15
• אָדוֹן adon “lord” 14

Key verses

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

• Exodus 23:2 — Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest
• Deuteronomy 27:15 — Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret…
• 1 Samuel 12:3 — Behold, here I witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom…
• Ezra 3:11 — And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the…
• Psalms 88:1 — [A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried…
• Psalms 91:15 — He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
• Isaiah 30:19 — For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he…
• Isaiah 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake…
• Isaiah 50:2 — Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to…
• Zechariah 4:6 — Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD…
• Zechariah 10:6 — And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they…
• Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name,…

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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.