Hebrew and Greek words › Hebrew › H6032
עֲנָה anah
Hebrew word for “to answer” · Strong’s H6032 · used 30 times in 28 verses
Meaning
1) to answer, respond; 1a) (P'al); 1a1) to answer, make reply; 1a2) to respond
How it is translated
Glosses given for anah in context, with how often each is used:
- replying 24
- replied 6
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 30 | 5.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 2 (9), Daniel 3 (8), Daniel 5 (4), Daniel 6 (4), Daniel 4 (2), Daniel 7 (1)
Forms
- ענה 23
- ענו 5
- ענין 1
- ענת 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with anah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 28
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 22
- דִּי di “that” 20
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 12
- לָא la “not” 11
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 10
- מִן־ min “from” 10
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 9
- מִלָּה millah “word” 7
- נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר nevukhadnetstsar “Nebuchadnezzar” 7
- קֳדָם qodam “before” 7
- עַל al “since” 8
Key verses
The verses using anah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:20 — Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
- Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest…
- Daniel 3:16 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
- Daniel 3:19 — Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that…
- Daniel 3:25 — He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
- Daniel 3:26 — Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high…
- Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted…
- Daniel 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream,…
- Daniel 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Daniel 5:7 — The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall…
- Daniel 6:16 — Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest…
- Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
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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.