עָנָה
to answer
also: respond, testify, speak, shout fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘answer’
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”). Here: ‘make answer’
- Piel
- An intensive or resultative active stem. Here: ‘humble’
Form
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms 39 distinct
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 122 times (37%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 29 times (9%)
- Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 21 times (6%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1st Person, Common, Singular 19 times (6%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 18 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 17 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 12 times (4%)
- Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 9 times (3%)
+31 more forms (82 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 329 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Page 1 of 2 — showing verses 1–200 of 316 distinct verses where H6030 appears, across 33 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 18 verses
- Genesis 18:27 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
- Genesis 23:5 וַ/יַּעֲנ֧וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
- Genesis 23:10 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
- Genesis 23:14 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
- Genesis 24:50 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.
- Genesis 27:37 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Isaac answered Esau, "Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants. With grain and new wine have I sustained him. What then will I do for you, my son?"
- Genesis 27:39 וַ/יַּ֛עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Isaac his father answered him, "Behold, of the fatness of the earth will be your dwelling, and of the dew of the sky from above.
- Genesis 30:33 וְ/עָֽנְתָה conj + Qal wpf 3fs So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Everyone that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be counted stolen."
- Genesis 31:14 וַ/תַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Rachel and Leah answered him, "Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
- Genesis 31:31 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jacob answered Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I said, 'Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.'
- Genesis 31:36 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?
- Genesis 31:43 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Laban answered Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine: and what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their children whom they have borne?
- Genesis 34:13 וַ/יַּעֲנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- Genesis 35:3 הָ/עֹנֶ֤ה ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."
- Genesis 40:18 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Joseph answered, "This is the interpretation of it. The three baskets are three days.
- Genesis 41:16 וַ/יַּ֨עַן יַעֲנֶ֖ה conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal impf 3ms Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace."
- Genesis 42:22 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Reuben answered them, saying, "Didn't I tell you, saying, 'Don't sin against the child,' and you wouldn't listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required."
- Genesis 45:3 לַ/עֲנ֣וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?" His brothers couldn't answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
Exodus 8 verses
- Exodus 4:1 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you.'"
- Exodus 15:21 וַ/תַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Miriam answered them, "Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea."
- Exodus 19:8 וַ/יַּעֲנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp All the people answered together, and said, "All that Yahweh has spoken we will do." Moses reported the words of the people to Yahweh.
- Exodus 19:19 יַעֲנֶ֥/נּוּ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
- Exodus 20:16 תַעֲנֶ֥ה Qal impf 2ms "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
- Exodus 23:2 תַעֲנֶ֣ה Qal impf 2ms You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
- Exodus 24:3 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moses came and told the people all the words of Yahweh, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do."
- Exodus 32:18 עֲנ֣וֹת עֲנ֣וֹת עַנּ֔וֹת Qal inf.cs Qal inf.cs Piel inf.cs He said, "It isn't the voice of those who shout for victory, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear."
Numbers 7 verses
- Numbers 11:28 וַ/יַּ֜עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, My lord Moses, forbid them.
- Numbers 21:17 עֱנוּ Qal impv 2mp Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, well; sing you to it:
- Numbers 22:18 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Balaam answered the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh my God, to do less or more.
- Numbers 23:12 וַ/יַּ֖עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which Yahweh puts in my mouth?
- Numbers 23:26 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But Balaam answered Balak, Didn't I tell you, saying, All that Yahweh speaks, that I must do?
- Numbers 32:31 וַ/יַּֽעֲנ֧וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As Yahweh has said to your servants, so will we do.
- Numbers 35:30 יַעֲנֶ֥ה Qal impf 3ms Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
Deuteronomy 12 verses
- Deuteronomy 1:14 וַֽ/תַּעֲנ֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 2mp You answered me, and said, The thing which you have spoken is good [for us] to do.
- Deuteronomy 1:41 וַֽ/תַּעֲנ֣וּ conj + Qal wimpf 2mp Then you answered and said to me, We have sinned against Yahweh, we will go up and fight, according to all that Yahweh our God commanded us. You girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.
- Deuteronomy 5:20 תַעֲנֶ֥ה Qal impf 2ms "Neither shall you give false testimony against your neighbor.
- Deuteronomy 19:16 לַ/עֲנ֥וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
- Deuteronomy 19:18 עָנָ֥ה Qal pf 3ms and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;
- Deuteronomy 20:11 תַּֽעַנְ/ךָ֔ Qal impf 3fs + sfx pers 2ms It shall be, if it make you answer of peace, and open to you, then it shall be, that all the people who are found therein shall become tributary to you, and shall serve you.
- Deuteronomy 21:7 וְ/עָנ֖וּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
- Deuteronomy 25:9 וְ/עָֽנְתָה֙ conj + Qal wpf 3fs then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.
- Deuteronomy 26:5 וְ/עָנִ֨יתָ conj + Qal wpf 2ms You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
- Deuteronomy 27:14 וְ/עָנ֣וּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp The Levites shall answer, and tell all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
- Deuteronomy 27:15 וְ/עָנ֧וּ conj + Qal wpf 3cp Cursed be the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. All the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 31:21 וְ֠/עָנְתָה conj + Qal wpf 3fs It shall happen, when many evils and troubles are come on them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.
Joshua 5 verses
- Joshua 1:16 וַֽ/יַּעֲנ֔וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They answered Joshua, saying, All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.
- Joshua 7:20 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:
- Joshua 9:24 וַ/יַּעֲנ֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that Yahweh your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
- Joshua 22:21 וַֽ/יַּעֲנוּ֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
- Joshua 24:16 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The people answered, Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;
Judges 6 verses
- Judges 5:29 תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּה Qal impf 3fp Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,
- Judges 7:14 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms His fellow answered, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: into his hand God has delivered Midian, and all the host.
- Judges 8:8 וַ/יַּעֲנ֤וּ עָנ֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Qal pf 3cp He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
- Judges 18:14 וַֽ/יַּעֲנ֞וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered, and said to their brothers, Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and an engraved image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what you have to do.
- Judges 19:28 עֹנֶ֑ה Qal ptcp.act ms He said to her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and got him to his place.
- Judges 20:4 וַ/יַּ֜עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
Ruth 3 verses
- Ruth 1:21 עָ֣נָה Qal pf 3ms I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"
- Ruth 2:6 וַ/יַּ֗עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The servant who was set over the reapers answered, It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
- Ruth 2:11 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Boaz answered her, It has fully been shown me, all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband; and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.
1 Samuel 37 verses
- 1 Samuel 1:15 וַ/תַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Hannah answered, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.
- 1 Samuel 1:17 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Eli answered, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.
- 1 Samuel 4:17 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He who brought the news answered, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
- 1 Samuel 4:20 עָנְתָ֖ה Qal pf 3fs About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, Don't be afraid; for you have brought forth a son. But she didn't answer, neither did she regard it.
- 1 Samuel 7:9 וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵ֖/הוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering to Yahweh: and Samuel cried to Yahweh for Israel; and Yahweh answered him.
- 1 Samuel 8:18 יַעֲנֶ֧ה Qal impf 3ms You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.
- 1 Samuel 9:8 לַ/עֲנ֣וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs The servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
- 1 Samuel 9:12 וַ/תַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה conj + Qal wimpf 3fp They answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he is come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place:
- 1 Samuel 9:17 עָנָ֔/הוּ Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! this same shall have authority over my people.
- 1 Samuel 9:19 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.
- 1 Samuel 9:21 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Saul answered, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then speak you to me after this manner?
- 1 Samuel 10:12 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms One of the same place answered, Who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
- 1 Samuel 12:3 עֲנ֣וּ Qal impv 2mp Here I am: witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
- 1 Samuel 14:12 וַ/יַּעֲנוּ֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. Jonathan said to his armor bearer, Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 14:28 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then answered one of the people, and said, Your father directly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats food this day. The people were faint.
- 1 Samuel 14:37 עָנָ֖/הוּ Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he didn't answer him that day.
- 1 Samuel 14:39 עֹנֵ֖/הוּ Qal ptcp.act ms cs + sfx pers 3ms For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
- 1 Samuel 16:18 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.
- 1 Samuel 18:7 וַֽ/תַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה conj + Qal wimpf 3fp The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.
- 1 Samuel 20:10 יַּעַנְ/ךָ֥ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 2ms Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance your father answer you roughly?
- 1 Samuel 20:28 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
- 1 Samuel 20:32 וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
- 1 Samuel 21:4 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.
- 1 Samuel 21:5 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David answered the priest, and said to him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then today shall their vessels be holy?
- 1 Samuel 21:11 יַעֲנ֤וּ Qal impf 3mp The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David the king of the land? Didn't they sing one to another about him in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'"
- 1 Samuel 22:9 וַ/יַּ֜עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
- 1 Samuel 22:14 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?
- 1 Samuel 23:4 וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵ֖/הוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
- 1 Samuel 25:10 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days who break away every man from his master.
- 1 Samuel 26:6 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? Abishai said, I will go down with you.
- 1 Samuel 26:14 תַעֲנֶ֖ה וַ/יַּ֤עַן Qal impf 2ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Don't you answer, Abner? Then Abner answered, Who are you who cries to the king?
- 1 Samuel 26:22 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David answered, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and get it.
- 1 Samuel 28:6 עָנָ֖/הוּ Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn't answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
- 1 Samuel 28:15 עָנָ֣/נִי Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.
- 1 Samuel 29:5 יַעֲנוּ Qal impf 3mp Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?
- 1 Samuel 29:9 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Achish answered David, I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
- 1 Samuel 30:22 וַ/יַּ֜עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then answered all the wicked men and base fellows, of those who went with David, and said, Because they didn't go with us, we will not give them anything of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that he may lead them away, and depart.
2 Samuel 11 verses
- 2 Samuel 1:16 עָנָ֤ה Qal pf 3ms David said to him, Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain Yahweh's anointed.
- 2 Samuel 4:9 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- 2 Samuel 13:32 וַ/יַּ֡עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered, Don't let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 14:18 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then the king answered the woman, Please don't hide anything from me that I shall ask you. The woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.
- 2 Samuel 14:19 וַ/תַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;
- 2 Samuel 15:21 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Ittai answered the king, and said, As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be.
- 2 Samuel 19:21 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, Shall Shimei not be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?
- 2 Samuel 19:42 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is a close relative to us: why then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king's cost? or has he given us any gift?
- 2 Samuel 19:43 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [right] in David than you: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 20:20 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
- 2 Samuel 22:42 עָנָֽ/ם Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3mp They looked, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.
1 Kings 16 verses
- 1 Kings 1:28 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then king David answered, Call to me Bathsheba. She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:36 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so [too].
- 1 Kings 1:43 וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jonathan answered Adonijah, Most assuredly our lord king David has made Solomon king:
- 1 Kings 2:22 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms King Solomon answered his mother, Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
- 1 Kings 2:30 עָנָֽ/נִי Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs Benaiah came to the Tent of Yahweh, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. He said, No; but I will die here. Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
- 1 Kings 3:27 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then the king answered, Give her the living child, and in no way kill it: she is the mother of it.
- 1 Kings 12:7 וַ/עֲנִיתָ֕/ם conj + Qal wpf 2ms + sfx pers 3mp They spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
- 1 Kings 12:13 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
- 1 Kings 13:6 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The king answered the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. The man of God entreated Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
- 1 Kings 18:21 עָנ֥וּ Qal pf 3cp Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people answered him not a word.
- 1 Kings 18:24 יַעֲנֶ֥ה וַ/יַּ֧עַן Qal impf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms You call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh; and the God who answers by fire, let him be God." All the people answered, "It is well said."
- 1 Kings 18:26 עֲנֵ֔/נוּ עֹנֶ֑ה Qal impv 2ms + sfx pers 1cp Qal ptcp.act ms They took the bull which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any who answered. They leaped about the altar which was made.
- 1 Kings 18:29 עֹנֶ֖ה Qal ptcp.act ms It was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the [evening] offering; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any who regarded.
- 1 Kings 18:37 עֲנֵ֤/נִי עֲנֵ֔/נִי Qal impv 2ms + sfx pers 1cs Qal impv 2ms + sfx pers 1cs Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and [that] you have turned their heart back again.
- 1 Kings 20:4 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The king of Israel answered, It is according to your saying, my lord, O king; I am yours, and all that I have.
- 1 Kings 20:11 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The king of Israel answered, Tell him, Don't let him who girds on [his armor] boast himself as he who puts it off.
2 Kings 9 verses
- 2 Kings 1:10 וַ/יַּעֲנֶ֣ה conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
- 2 Kings 1:11 וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. He answered him, man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly.
- 2 Kings 1:12 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Elijah answered them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. The fire of God came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
- 2 Kings 3:11 וַ֠/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him? One of the king of Israel's servants answered, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
- 2 Kings 4:29 תַעֲנֶ/נּ֑וּ Qal impf 2ms + sfx pers 1cp Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins, and take my staff in your hand, and go your way: if you meet any man, Don't greet him; and if anyone greets you, don't answer him again: and lay my staff on the face of the child.
- 2 Kings 7:2 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? He said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it.
- 2 Kings 7:13 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms One of his servants answered, Please let some take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel who are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel who are consumed); and let us send and see.
- 2 Kings 7:19 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it:
- 2 Kings 18:36 עָנ֥וּ תַעֲנֻֽ/הוּ Qal pf 3cp Qal impf 2mp + sfx pers 3ms But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Don't answer him.
1 Chronicles 3 verses
- 1 Chronicles 12:17 וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David went out to meet them, and answered them, If you be come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if [you be come] to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
- 1 Chronicles 21:26 וַ/יַּֽעֲנֵ֤/הוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms David built there an altar to Yahweh, and offered burnt offerings and peace-offerings, and called on Yahweh; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
- 1 Chronicles 21:28 עָנָ֣/הוּ Qal pf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms At that time, when David saw that Yahweh had answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
2 Chronicles 3 verses
- 2 Chronicles 10:13 וַ/יַּעֲנֵ֥/ם conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3mp The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Hezekiah answered, Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Yahweh. The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [brought] burnt offerings.
- 2 Chronicles 34:15 וַ/יַּ֣עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh. Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
Ezra 3 verses
- Ezra 3:11 וַֽ֠/יַּעֲנוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, [saying], For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel. All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.
- Ezra 10:2 וַ/יַּעַן֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
- Ezra 10:12 וַ/יַּֽעְנ֧וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
Nehemiah 1 verse
Esther 2 verses
- Esther 5:7 וַ/תַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
- Esther 7:3 וַ/תַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Then Esther the queen answered, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Job 60 verses
- Job 1:7 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
- Job 1:9 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
- Job 2:2 וַ/יַּ֨עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Yahweh said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
- Job 2:4 וַ/יַּ֧עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.
- Job 3:2 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Job answered:
- Job 4:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
- Job 5:1 עוֹנֶ֑/ךָּ Qal ptcp.act ms cs + sfx pers 2ms "Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
- Job 6:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 8:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
- Job 9:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 9:3 יַ֝עֲנֶ֗/נּוּ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms If he is pleased to contend with him, He can't answer him one time in a thousand.
- Job 9:14 אֶֽעֱנֶ֑/נּוּ Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 3ms How much less shall I answer him, Choose my words to argue with him?
- Job 9:15 אֶעֱנֶ֑ה Qal impf 1cs Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer. I would make supplication to my judge.
- Job 9:16 וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵ֑/נִי conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs If I had called, and he had answered me, Yet would I not believe that he listened to my voice.
- Job 9:32 אֶֽעֱנֶ֑/נּוּ Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 3ms For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.
- Job 11:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
- Job 11:2 יֵעָנֶ֑ה Niphal impf 3ms "Shouldn't the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
- Job 12:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 12:4 וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵ֑/הוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
- Job 13:22 אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה Qal impf 1cs Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and you answer me.
- Job 14:15 אֶֽעֱנֶ֑/ךָּ Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 2ms You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.
- Job 15:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
- Job 15:2 יַעֲנֶ֥ה Qal impf 3ms "Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
- Job 15:6 יַעֲנוּ Qal impf 3mp Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
- Job 16:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 16:3 תַעֲנֶֽה Qal impf 2ms Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?
- Job 16:8 יַעֲנֶֽה Qal impf 3ms You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me. My leanness rises up against me, It testifies to my face.
- Job 18:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
- Job 19:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 19:7 אֵעָנֶ֑ה Niphal impf 1cs "Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
- Job 19:16 יַעֲנֶ֑ה Qal impf 3ms I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer; I beg him with my mouth.
- Job 20:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,
- Job 20:3 יַעֲנֵֽ/נִי Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame; The spirit of my understanding answers me.
- Job 21:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 22:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
- Job 23:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 23:5 יַעֲנֵ֑/נִי Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would tell me.
- Job 25:1 וַ֭/יַּעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
- Job 26:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Job answered,
- Job 30:20 תַעֲנֵ֑/נִי Qal impf 2ms + sfx pers 1cs I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.
- Job 31:35 יַעֲנֵ֑/נִי Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs Oh that I had one to hear me! (Behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); Let the accuser write my indictment!
- Job 32:1 מֵ/עֲנ֣וֹת prep + Qal inf.cs So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- Job 32:6 וַ/יַּ֤עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, "I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn't dare show you my opinion.
- Job 32:12 עוֹנֶ֖ה Qal ptcp.act ms Yes, I gave you my full attention, But there was no one who convinced Job, Or who answered his words, among you.
- Job 32:15 עָ֣נוּ Qal pf 3cp "They are amazed. They answer no more. They don't have a word to say.
- Job 32:16 עָ֥נוּ Qal pf 3cp Shall I wait, because they don't speak, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
- Job 32:17 אַעֲנֶ֣ה Qal impf 1cs I also will answer my part, And I also will show my opinion.
- Job 32:20 וְ/אֶֽעֱנֶֽה conj + Qal impf 1cs I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.
- Job 33:12 אֶעֱנֶ֑/ךָּ Qal impf 1cs + sfx pers 2ms "Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just; For God is greater than man.
- Job 33:13 יַעֲנֶֽה Qal impf 3ms Why do you strive against him, Because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?
- Job 34:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moreover Elihu answered,
- Job 35:1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moreover Elihu answered,
- Job 35:12 יַעֲנֶ֑ה Qal impf 3ms There they cry, but none gives answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
- Job 38:1 וַ/יַּֽעַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
- Job 40:1 וַ/יַּ֖עַן conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
- Job 40:2 יַעֲנֶֽ/נָּה Qal juss 3ms + sfx pers 3fs "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
About this entry
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ענה — transliterated ʻânâh — is a Hebrew verb carrying the sense “to answer.” The verb spans 6 stems, from Qal to Niphal. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 316 verses — common. It first appears in Genesis 18:27. Related forms include מען, מענה and ענה. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H6030 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 316
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 316 distinct verses.
- 33 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 33 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #150
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 150 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 316 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 316 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 149 verses · 47%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 122 verses · 39%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 45 verses · 14%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 5 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Answered 142×, Answer 17×, Hear 15×
- American Standard Version†: Answered 133×, Answer 24×, He answered 10×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Answered 51×, Replied 47×, Answer 24×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Answered 115×, And 104×, Answer 25×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H6030 across 329† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 84 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H6030 across 329† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 88 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H6030 across 317† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 70 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 14 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H6030 across 498† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 62 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
40 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Pual (the passive of Piel) and Hithpael (reflexive or reciprocal).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 40 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
ענה I dwell (prob.
Qal
- Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְעָנָה֫ (read וְעָ֫נָה?) Is 13:22 and jackals shall dwell, etc. (on agreement v. Ges§ 145 k; ‖ שׁכן v 21), so 𝔊 Buhl; CheHeb. Hpt.. 124 וְשָֽׁכְנוּ; > 𝔖 𝔗 𝔙 al. √ IV. ענה.—ψ 87:7 v. מַעְיָן. e.g. Isaiah 13:22
ענה II answer, respond (NH id., respond, make response
Qal
- Pf. 3 ms. ע׳ Mi 6:5 +; sf. עָנַנִי 1 S 28:15 +, עָנָךְ Is 30:19; Je 23:37, עָנָהוּ 1 S 9:17 +; 1 s. עָנִיתִי Ho 14:9, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲנֶה Gn 41:16 +, וַיַּעַן Am 7:14 +, sf. יַעֲנֵנִי Jb 20:3 +, etc.; Imv. עֲנֵה Mi 6:3; Pr 26:5 etc.; Inf. cstr. עֲנוֹת Gn 45:3 + [2 S 22:36 v. עֲנָוָה]; Pt. עֹנֶה Ju 19:28 +, etc.;— e.g. Micah 6:5
- 1. answer, respond to sthg. said, actual or implied, Ju 8:8; 1 S 4:20; Jb 9:15 +; especially e.g. Judges 8:8
- a. of men, c. acc. pers. Gn 45:3 (E), Ju 5:29; 2 K 18:36 = Is 36:21; Jb 5:1 + very often (c. 110 times); specif. be responsive, i.e. answer kindly, grant request 1 K 12:7 (sf. pers.); = be amenable, docile (toward י׳) Ho 2:17 (of Isr. in fig.); seldom and late, c. acc. of thing replied to, Jb 32:12; 33:13 (De Di Bu), 40:2. e.g. Genesis 45:3
- b. of God answering (graciously): usually c. acc. pers.; by oracle 1 S 14:37; 28:6, 15 +, fig. Hb 2:11; by deed 1 S 7:9; 1 K 18:37(×2), cf. בָּאֵשׁ v 24; 1 Ch 21:26, and especially Ho 2:23, 24; 14:9, v. also Mi 3:4 Is 41:17; 49:8 Je 33:3; Jb 12:4 +, especially ψψ, e.g. 3:5; 4:2; 20:2 + 33 times, etc. (in all c. 77 times); e.g. 1 Samuel 14:37
- c. rarely c. acc., or cl., of answer: אלהים יַע׳ אֶת־שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה Gn 41:16; Jb 15:2; Pr 18:23; Ne 8:6 they responded, Amen! 2 S 19:43 they made reply against Isr. (c. עַל against, only here), + quoted answer; c. acc. pers. + answer 1 S 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, David asked leave, etc.; c. 2 acc. (c. 20 times) 2 K 18:36 = Is 36:21; Jb 23:5 +; so = grant, vouchsafe to, נוֹרָאוֹת תַּעֲנֵנוּ ψ 65:6 terrible things dost thou [י׳] vouchsafe to us. e.g. Genesis 41:16
- d. often + אָמַר Gn 18:27 Abr. answered and said, Ex 4:1 (J), 19:8 (E), Jb 4:1; 6:1 etc.; + אָמַר אֶל־ Gn 27:39 + 16 times; + א׳ לְ v 37 + 8 times; ע׳ + acc. pers. + אמר, 1 S 9:8 he answered Saul and said, + 23 times (in all c. 130 times); seldom + לֵאמֹר †Nu 32:31 (P), ע׳ + acc. pers. + לא׳ Gn 23:5, 10, 14 (P), 41:16; 42:22 (E), Jos 1:16 (D) e.g. Genesis 18:27
- e. seldom + דִּבֶּר Jos 22:21 (P), 2 K 1:10, 11, 12; ע׳ + acc. pers. + ד׳ Gn 34:13 (P). e.g. Joshua 22:21
- 2.
- a. respond to an occasion, speak in view of circumstances: 1 S 9:17 (acc. pers. + quot.), Ju 18:14 (+ אָמַר), Nu 11:28 (JE; + id.), 2 K 1:11 (+ id.), + 19 times e.g. 1 Samuel 9:17
- b. fig. יַעֲנֶה אֶת־הַכֹּל Ec 10:19 money meets all demands. e.g. Ecclesiastes 10:19
- 3.
- a. specif. respond as a witness, testify, so perhaps pt. עֹנֶה (abs.) Mal 2:12 (in good sense); c. בְּ pers. = in the case of = for Gn 30:33; usually against, 1 S 12:3; 2 S 1:16; Is 3:9; 59:12; Mi 6:3; Je 14:7; Jb 15:6; Nu 35:30 (P), Ru 1:21 (> Be be occupied with; Vrss Luth KitKau עִנָּה humiliate); c. בְּפָנָיו Ho 5:5; 7:10; Jb 16:8; c. לְפָנָיו Dt 31:21 (+ לְעֵד as witness); c. בְּ pers. + acc. of charge, סָרָה 19:16, of false witness שֶׁקֶר v 18, עֵד־שֶׁקֶר Ex 20:16 (Ginsb v 13), ‖ Dt 5:17, Pr 25:18: abs. (bad implic.) Ex 23:2 (E; עַל concerning). e.g. Malachi 2:12
- b. less often make response as one accused (respondent) Jb 9:14, 15. e.g. Job 9:14
Niphal
- 1. make answer, subj. י׳, c. ל pers., Pf. 1 s. נַעֲנֵיתִי Ez 14:4; Pt. נַעֲנֶה v 7 (Qal not in Ez). e.g. Ezekiel 14:4
- 2. be answered: Impf. 3 ms. יֵעָנֶה,
- a. Jb 11:2 (subj. words). e.g. Job 11:2
- b. of man = receive answer Pr 21:13, so 1 s. אֵעָנֶה Jb 19:7. e.g. Proverbs 21:13
Hiphil
- Pt. מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּוֹ Ec 5:19, wholly dub.; Hi (God) cause (all things) to respond in the joy of his heart; De answers to the joy, etc.; de Jong Wild occupies him (II. עָנָה with the joy, etc. e.g. Ecclesiastes 5:19
ענה III be occupied, busied with (ב), only Ec (perhaps Aramaic loan-word
Qal
- Inf. עֲנוֹת Ec 1:13; 3:10. e.g. Ecclesiastes 1:13
ענה IV be bowed down, afflicted (NH id.
Qal
- Pf. 1 s. עָנִיתִי ψ 116:10; Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲנֶה Is 25:5; 31:4, etc.;— e.g. Psalms 116:10
- 1. be put down or become low, of song of triumph Is 25:5 (others as Hiph. he putteth down, ‖ תַּכְנִיעַ). e.g. Isaiah 25:5
- 2. be depressed, downcast Is 31:4 (of lion; ‖ יֵחָ֑ת). e.g. Isaiah 31:4
- 3. be afflicted ψ 116:10; 119:67; Zc 10:2. e.g. Psalms 116:10
Niphal
- Pf. 1 s. נַעֲנֵיתִי ψ 119:107; Inf. cstr. לֵעָנֹת (perhaps read as Qal Ges§ 51 l) Ex 10:3; Pt. נַעֲנֶה 53:7; fs. נַעֲנָה 58:10;— e.g. Psalms 119:107
- 1. humble oneself מִפְּנֵי Ex 10:3. e.g. Exodus 10:3
- 2. be afflicted ψ 119:107 Is 53:7; 58:10. e.g. Psalms 119:107
Piel
- Pf. 3 ms. עִנָּה Dt 22:24 + 5 times; 2 ms. עִנִּיתָ ψ 88:8; 1 s. עִנֵּיתִי ψ 35:13, sf. וְעִנִּתִךְ consec. Na 1:12, etc.; Impf. יְעַנֶּה Jb 37:23, etc.; Imv. עַנּוּ Ju 19:24; Inf. abs. עַנֵּה Ex 22:22; cstr. עַנּוֹת Is 58:5 +, etc.; Pt. pl. sf. מְעַנַּיִךְ Is 60:14 Zp 3:19;— e.g. Deuteronomy 22:24
- 1. humble, mishandle, afflict: individual Gn 16:6; 31:50 (J) Ex 22:21, 22(×2) (E) Jb 30:11; by imprisonment and bonds Ju 16:5, 6, 19 ψ 105:18; a nation by way or in bondage Gn 15:13 (J) Ex 1:11, 12; Nu 24:24(×2) (E) Dt 26:6; 1 S 12:8 (inserting וַיְעַנּוּם מִצְרַיִם, so 𝔊 Dr Bu Kit HPS (cf. Th We]), 2 S 7:10; 2 K 17:20 ψ 94:5; Is 60:14; Zp 3:19; dynasty of David ψ 89:23. e.g. Genesis 16:6
- 2. humble, a woman by cohabit., Gn 34:2 (J) Dt 21:14; 22:24, 29; Ju 19:24; 20:5 2 S 13:12, 14, 22, 32; Ez 22:10, 11; La 5:11. e.g. Genesis 34:2
- 3. afflict as a discipline (God agent) Dt 8:2, 3, 16; 1 K 11:39 ψ 88:8; 90:15; 119:75; Is 64:11 Na 1:12(×2) La 3:33. e.g. Deuteronomy 8:2
- 4. humble, weaken, obj. כֹּחַ ψ 102:24; משׁפט Jb 37:23 (cf. Talm עִנָּה דִּין); נֶפֶשׁ oneself, by fasting Lv 16:29, 31; 23:27, 32; Nu 29:7 (P) ψ 35:13; Is 58:3, 5; by an oath Nu 30:14 (P). e.g. Psalms 102:24
Pual
- Pf. 1 s. עֻנֵּיתִי ψ 119:71; Impf. 3 fs. תְּעֻנֶּה Lv 23:29; Inf. cstr. sf. עֻנּוֹתוֹ ψ 132:1; Pt. מְעֻנֶּה Is 53:4;— e.g. Psalms 119:71
- 1. be afflicted, in discipline by God ψ 119:71; 132:1 Is 53:4. e.g. Psalms 119:71
- 2. be humbled by fasting Lv 23:29 (P). e.g. Leviticus 23:29
Hiphil
- Impf. 2 ms. sf. תַּעֲנֵם 1 K 8:35 = 2 Ch 6:26 afflict, in discipline. e.g. 1 Kings 8:35
Hithpael
- Pf. 3 ms. הִתְעַנָּה 1 K 2:26; 2 ms. הִתְעַנִּיתָ v 26; Impf. 3 mpl. יִתְעַנּוּ ψ 107:17; Imv. הִתְעַנִּי Gn 16:9; Inf. cstr. הִתְעַנּוֹת Ez 8:21 Dn 10:12;— e.g. 1 Kings 2:26
- 1. humble oneself (c. תַּחַת יָדֶיהָ Gn 16:9 (J). e.g. Genesis 16:9
- 2. be afflicted, by men 1 K 2:26(×2) by God in discipline ψ 107:17. e.g. 1 Kings 2:26
- 3. humble oneself in fasting Ezr 8:21 Dn 10:12. e.g. Ezra 8:21
ענה V sing (Arabic عَنَّى sing, chant, غِنَآءٌ singing, chanting, etc.
Qal
- Pf. 3 ms. וְעָנוּ consec. Je 51:14; Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲנֶה Je 25:30; 3 fs. וַתַּעַן Ex 15:21; 3 fpl. וַתַּעֲנֶינָה 1 S 18:7, etc.; Imv. עֱנוּ Nu 21:17 ψ 147:7; Inf. cstr. עֲנוֹת Ex 32:18(×2);—sing, utter tunefully, Ex 15:21 (E) and Miriam sang to (ל) them; of uttering shout (הֵידָד), as in vintage Je 25:30 (י׳ subj.; + אֶל־ pers.), in attack 51:14 (+ עַל־ pers.); קוֹל עֲנוֹתגְּבוּרָה(חֲלוּשָׁה) Ex 32:18(×2) (E) Ho 2:17; c. ל rei v. pers. laudat. Nu 21:17 (JE; well); ψ 147:7 (י׳; ‖ זַמְּרוּ), Ezr 3:11; + אָמַר 1 S 18:7 the women sang, and said; יַעֲגוּ בַמְּחֹלוֹת לֵאמֹר 21:12; 29:5; c. acc. rei laudat. ψ 119:172 (cf. ‖ v 171).—Is 13:22 v. עון. e.g. Jeremiah 51:14
Piel
- intens.: Imv. עַנּוּ־לַהּ Is 27:2 sing sweetly of it; Inf. קוֹל עַנּוֹת Ex 32:18 (E) the sound of distinct singing; cf. לְעַנּוֹת ψ 88:1. e.g. Isaiah 27:2
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. vb. dwell (prob.; √ of foll.; Arabic عون, عَانَ is support, help, v. especially FlKl.Schr. i. 87 ff.);—
I. vb. answer, respond (NH id., respond, make response; 𝔗 עֲנָא; Syriac ܥܢܳܐ; Old Aramaic Palm. ענה; cf. Arabic عنى, عَنَا intend by saying);—
II. vb. be occupied, busied with (ב), only Ec (perhaps Aramaic loan-word; Syriac ܥܢܳܐ be occupied with, ܥܶܢܝܳܢ occupation, affair; cf. Arabic عنى, عَنَا concern one, also be occupied by; Ecclus 42:8 margin);—
III. vb. be bowed down, afflicted (NH id.; MI Pi. ויענו l5, אענו l6; Assyrian enû, thwart, frustrate, do violence to; Arabic عنو, عَنَا be lowly, submissive, v. Rahlfsעָנִי und עָנָו in d. Psalmen (1892), 67 ff.; 𝔗 עַנִּי Pa. oppress; Syriac Ethpe. humble oneself, and deriv.);—
IV. vb. sing (Arabic عَنَّى sing, chant, غِنَآءٌ singing, chanting, etc.; Syriac ܥܰܢܺܝ sing responsively, ܥܽܘܢܺܝܬܳܐ hymn, refrain; poss. Assyrian enû, resound (?); Egyptian anni is loan-word according to Bondi80);—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
עָנָה
- , v. עני h. a. ch.
עני
- (b. h.) [to turn, come out in turn,] to begin to speak; to respond; to speak or sing in chorus; to answer. Tem. 16ᵃ ע̇תנ̇יא̇ל̇ שעֲנָאו̇ א̇ל̇ he was surnamed Othniel, because God answered his prayer (ref. to I Chr. IV, 10). Y. Sot. V, 20ᶜ top והן עוֹנִין אחריו על כל דבר ודבר and they (the class) repeat each sentence after him; משה … והן עונין אחריו אשירה Moses said, I will sing &c., and they repeated in chorus, I will sing &c. Ib. משה אמר עזי והן עונין וכ׳ Moses said, My strength &c., and they responded, I will sing &c. Tosef. ib. VI, 2 ועונין על כל עינין ועינין and they (the class) repeat each sentence. Ib. 3 ועונין אחריו עינין ראשון and they (the people) always repeated the first sentence (as refrain). Succ. 38ᵇ מצוה לַעֲנוֹת הללויה it is proper to say in response Halleluiah. M. Kat. III, 9 כולן עוֹנוֹת כאחת all start the dirge at once; אחת מדברת וכולן עונות אחריה one speaks, and all repeat in chorus after her, v. עִינּוּי I. Ber. 47ᵃ עד שיכלה אמן מפי העוֹנִים until the Amen of the responding company is finished. Pes. 36ᵃ לחם שעונין וכ׳, v. עוֹנִי. Y. Succ. III, 54ᵃ top אם בירכך גוי עֲנֵה אחריו אמן if a gentile blesses thee, say after him Amen; a. fr. e.g. 1 Chronicles 4:10
- 1. to be answered, to have one’s prayer granted. Sabb. 30ᵃ וכשאמר זכור … מיד נ׳ but when he said, Remember &c. (Ex. XXXII, 13), his prayer was at once granted. R. Hash. 18ᵃ זה התפלל ונ׳ וכ׳ one prays and is heard, another prays and is not heard; Koh. R. to IX, 11, v. פָּגַע. Gen. R. s. 60 [read:] שלשה הם שנַעֲנוּ במענה פיהם three persons (mentioned in the Scriptures) were answered as soon as they had uttered their prayer; Yalk. ib. 108; a. fr. e.g. Exodus 32:13
- 2. to be called upon to speak; to answer, to deliver an opinion. Kidd. 40ᵇ נ׳ ר"ט ואמר וכ׳ R. Ṭ. (being asked his opinion) answered saying &c.; נַעֲנוּ כולם ואמרו וכ׳ all of them in turn answered saying &c.; Sifré Deut. 41; M. Kat. 28ᵇ (at a mourner’s house); a. fr.
- 3. [to be made to respond Amen,] to be sworn; to promise allegiance. Y. Dem. II, 23ᵃ top הוא נ׳ לחבורה … נַעֲנִין לו he (the head of the house) promises allegiance to the order (v. חֲבֵרוּת), and the members of his house make the promise to him.
- to speak or sing in chorus, esp. to lament. M. Kat. III, 9, מְעַנּוֹת, v. עִינּוּי I.
עֲנֵי
- Targ. II Esth. VI, 10. Targ. I Kings XII, 7.—Targ. Ps. XXXIV, 5 (Ms. עַנְיָינִי). Ib. CII, 3; a. fr.—Y. Succ. III, 54ᵃ top מה נַעְנֵי what shall we say in response? Ib. ר׳ יונה ע׳ הכין והכין R. J. responded, so be it, and so be it. Ab. Zar. 18ᵃ bot. אימא אלהא דמאיר עֲנֵנִי say, O God of Meïr, hear me; a. fr.—[Men. 17ᵃ עני מרי, v. עֲנֵי II.]
- to speak or sing in chorus; to respond. Targ. O. Ex. XV, 21. Targ. II Esth. VI, 11.
- 1. to be answered. Targ. O. Ex. XIX, 19. Targ. Prov. XXI, 13 נתעני ed. Wil. (ed. Lag. נַעֲנוֹי will answer him; h. text יֵעָנֶה).—
- *2. (euphem.) to be gratified, be eased. Y. Shebi. III, 34ᶜ bot. ההן דאזיל ולא מִתְעַנֵּי … he who went out to ease his bowels without success; [perhaps to be read מתפני, v. פְּנֵי?]
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Forms in the corpus
The 186 distinct written forms H6030 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 126 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H6030, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- מען maʻan H4616 for the sake of
- מענה maʻăneh H4617 answer
- ענה ʻânâh H6031 to afflict
- ענה ʻănâh H6032 to answer
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 8 — not the complete family. 3 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 300 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 316 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 18:27
- Exodus 4:1
- Numbers 11:28
- Deuteronomy 1:14
- Joshua 1:16
- Judges 5:29
- Ruth 1:21
- 1 Samuel 1:15
- 2 Samuel 1:16
- 1 Kings 1:28
- 2 Kings 1:10
- 1 Chronicles 12:17
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
