Hebrew word study

עָנָהʻânâh — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention

Pronounced “aw-naw'”

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

Translated in the King James as: give account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also H1042 (בֵּית עֲנוֹת), H1043 (בֵּית עֲנָת).

Appears 326 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 19×

Genesis 18:27 Genesis 23:5 Genesis 23:10 Genesis 23:14 Genesis 24:50 Genesis 27:37 Genesis 27:39 Genesis 30:33 Genesis 31:14 Genesis 31:31 Genesis 31:36 Genesis 31:43 Genesis 34:13 Genesis 35:3 Genesis 40:18 Genesis 41:16 Genesis 42:22 Genesis 45:3+ 1 more in Genesis

Exodus — 10×

Exodus 4:1 Exodus 15:21 Exodus 19:8 Exodus 19:19 Exodus 20:16 Exodus 23:2 Exodus 24:3 Exodus 32:18+ 2 more in Exodus

Numbers — 7×

Numbers 11:28 Numbers 21:17 Numbers 22:18 Numbers 23:12 Numbers 23:26 Numbers 32:31 Numbers 35:30

Deuteronomy — 12×

Deuteronomy 1:14 Deuteronomy 1:41 Deuteronomy 5:20 Deuteronomy 19:16 Deuteronomy 19:18 Deuteronomy 20:11 Deuteronomy 21:7 Deuteronomy 25:9 Deuteronomy 26:5 Deuteronomy 27:14 Deuteronomy 27:15 Deuteronomy 31:21

Joshua — 5×

Joshua 1:16 Joshua 7:20 Joshua 9:24 Joshua 22:21 Joshua 24:16

Judges — 5×

Judges 5:29 Judges 7:14 Judges 8:8 Judges 19:28 Judges 20:4

Ruth — 3×

Ruth 1:21 Ruth 2:6 Ruth 2:11

1 Samuel — 37×

1 Sam 1:15 1 Sam 1:17 1 Sam 4:17 1 Sam 4:20 1 Sam 7:9 1 Sam 8:18 1 Sam 9:8 1 Sam 9:12 1 Sam 9:17 1 Sam 9:19 1 Sam 9:21 1 Sam 10:12 1 Sam 12:3 1 Sam 14:12 1 Sam 14:28 1 Sam 14:37 1 Sam 14:39 1 Sam 16:18 1 Sam 18:7 1 Sam 20:10 1 Sam 20:28 1 Sam 20:32 1 Sam 21:4 1 Sam 21:5 1 Sam 21:11+ 12 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 10×

2 Sam 1:16 2 Sam 4:9 2 Sam 13:32 2 Sam 14:18 2 Sam 14:19 2 Sam 15:21 2 Sam 19:21 2 Sam 19:42 2 Sam 19:43 2 Sam 22:42

1 Kings — 19×

1 Ki 1:28 1 Ki 1:36 1 Ki 1:43 1 Ki 2:22 1 Ki 2:30 1 Ki 3:27 1 Ki 12:7 1 Ki 12:13 1 Ki 13:6 1 Ki 18:21 1 Ki 18:24 1 Ki 18:26 1 Ki 18:29 1 Ki 18:37 1 Ki 20:4 1 Ki 20:11+ 3 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 10×

2 Ki 1:10 2 Ki 1:11 2 Ki 1:12 2 Ki 3:11 2 Ki 4:29 2 Ki 7:2 2 Ki 7:13 2 Ki 7:19 2 Ki 18:36+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 12:17 1 Chr 21:26 1 Chr 21:28

2 Chronicles — 3×

2 Chr 10:13 2 Chr 29:31 2 Chr 34:15

Ezra — 3×

Ezra 3:11 Ezra 10:2 Ezra 10:12

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 8:6

Esther — 2×

Esther 5:7 Esther 7:3

Job — 60×

Job 1:7 Job 1:9 Job 2:2 Job 2:4 Job 3:2 Job 4:1 Job 5:1 Job 6:1 Job 8:1 Job 9:1 Job 9:3 Job 9:14 Job 9:15 Job 9:16 Job 9:32 Job 11:1 Job 11:2 Job 12:1 Job 12:4 Job 13:22 Job 14:15 Job 15:1 Job 15:2 Job 15:6 Job 16:1+ 35 more in Job

Psalms — 39×

Psalms 3:4 Psalms 4:1 Psalms 13:3 Psalms 17:6 Psalms 18:41 Psalms 20:1 Psalms 20:6 Psalms 20:9 Psalms 22:2 Psalms 22:21 Psalms 27:7 Psalms 34:4 Psalms 38:15 Psalms 55:2 Psalms 60:5 Psalms 65:5 Psalms 69:13 Psalms 69:16 Psalms 69:17 Psalms 81:7 Psalms 86:1 Psalms 86:7 Psalms 88:1 Psalms 91:15 Psalms 99:6+ 14 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 8×

Proverbs 1:28 Proverbs 15:28 Proverbs 18:23 Proverbs 21:13 Proverbs 25:18 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 26:5 Proverbs 29:19

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 10:19

Song of Solomon — 2×

Song 2:10 Song 5:6

Isaiah — 18×

Isaiah 3:9 Isaiah 13:22 Isaiah 14:10 Isaiah 14:32 Isaiah 21:9 Isaiah 27:2 Isaiah 30:19 Isaiah 36:21 Isaiah 41:17 Isaiah 46:7 Isaiah 49:8 Isaiah 50:2 Isaiah 58:9 Isaiah 59:12 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 65:24 Isaiah 66:4+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 13×

Jeremiah 7:13 Jeremiah 7:27 Jeremiah 11:5 Jeremiah 14:7 Jeremiah 23:35 Jeremiah 23:37 Jeremiah 25:30 Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 35:17 Jeremiah 42:4 Jeremiah 44:15 Jeremiah 44:20 Jeremiah 51:14

Ezekiel — 2×

Ezekiel 14:4 Ezekiel 14:7

Hosea — 9×

Hosea 2:15 Hosea 2:21 Hosea 2:22 Hosea 5:5 Hosea 7:10 Hosea 14:8+ 3 more in Hosea

Joel — 1×

Joel 2:19

Amos — 1×

Amos 7:14

Jonah — 1×

Jonah 2:2

Micah — 3×

Micah 3:4 Micah 6:3 Micah 6:5

Habakkuk — 2×

Habakkuk 2:2 Habakkuk 2:11

Haggai — 3×

Haggai 2:12 Haggai 2:13 Haggai 2:14

Zechariah — 13×

Zech 1:10 Zech 1:11 Zech 1:12 Zech 1:13 Zech 3:4 Zech 4:4 Zech 4:5 Zech 4:6 Zech 4:11 Zech 4:12 Zech 6:5 Zech 10:6 Zech 13:9

Malachi — 1×

Malachi 2:12

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