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Anah <a href="../hebrew/6035.htm" title="6035">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Anah: To answer, respond, testify, speak, sing, shout</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֲנָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Anah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-NAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To answer, respond, testify, speak, sing, shout<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Anah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G611 (ἀποκρίνομαι - apokrinomai):</b> To answer, reply<p> - <b>G5274 (ὑποκρίνομαι - hupokrinomai):</b> To answer, to act a part, to pretend<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "Anah" primarily means "to answer" or "to respond." It is used in various contexts, including responding to a question, giving a testimony, or even singing or shouting in response to a situation. The word conveys the idea of a verbal or vocal reaction to an external stimulus, often implying a dialogue or interaction.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, communication and oral tradition were vital. The act of responding or answering was not just about providing information but was often a part of maintaining relationships, settling disputes, and participating in communal worship. The ability to answer wisely and appropriately was highly valued, reflecting one's understanding and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6031b.htm">anah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>two Horites<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Anah (12).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֲנָה</font><sub>12</sub> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Horites</b></font>: — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-2.htm">Genesis 36:2</a> (read <font class="hebrew2">הַחֹרִי</font> for <font class="hebrew2">הַחִוִּי</font> see Di) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-14.htm">Genesis 36:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-18.htm">Genesis 36:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-20.htm">Genesis 36:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-25.htm">Genesis 36:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-25.htm">Genesis 36:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-29.htm">Genesis 36:29</a> = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">1 Chronicles 1:38</a>,41. <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> ('nephew' of <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font>) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a> (twice in verse) = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">1 Chronicles 1:40</a>. — <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ανα</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Α</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ι</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">να</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ν</font>) (compare proper name, masculine <font class="hebrew2">ען</font>, Safa, Hal<sup>JAs 7, x, 374</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Anah <p>Probably from <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm">anah</a>; an answer; Anah, the name of two Edomites and one Edomitess -- Anah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm">anah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַֽעֲנָ֑ה וַעֲנָ֑ה וַעֲנָֽה׃ וענה וענה׃ עֲנָ֔ה עֲנָ֖ה עֲנָ֗ה עֲנָ֛ה עֲנָֽה׃ ענה ענה׃ ‘ă·nāh ‘ănāh aNah vaaNah wa‘ănāh wa·‘ă·nāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ בַּת־ <b> עֲנָ֔ה </b> בַּת־ צִבְע֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> and the granddaughter<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> the daughter<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Oholibamah the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> and the granddaughter of Zibeon<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָהֳלִיבָמָ֧ה בַת־ <b> עֲנָ֛ה </b> בַּת־ צִבְע֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> and the granddaughter<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> the daughter<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Oholibamah the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> and the granddaughter of Zibeon<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָֽהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה בַּת־ <b> עֲנָ֖ה </b> אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Oholibamah, the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah,</span> Esau's<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Oholibamah the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span> wife Esau's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֥וֹן <b> וַעֲנָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Shobal and Zibeon <span class="itali">and Anah,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Shobal, and Zibeon, <span class="itali">and Anah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Shobal and Zibeon <span class="itali">and Anah</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִבְע֖וֹן וְאַיָּ֣ה <b> וַעֲנָ֑ה </b> ה֣וּא עֲנָ֗ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Aiah <span class="itali">and Anah--</span> he is the Anah<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> both Ajah, <span class="itali">and Anah:</span> this [was that] Anah<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Zibeon Aiah <span class="itali">and Anah</span> he and Anah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲנָ֑ה ה֣וּא <b> עֲנָ֗ה </b> אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָצָ֤א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Anah-- <span class="itali">he is the Anah</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Anah: <span class="itali">this [was that] Anah</span> that found<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Anah he <span class="itali">and Anah</span> who found<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵֽי־ <b> עֲנָ֖ה </b> דִּשֹׁ֑ן וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are the children <span class="itali">of Anah:</span> Dishon,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the children <span class="itali">of Anah</span> [were] these; Dishon,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> These are the children <span class="itali">of Anah</span> Dishon and Oholibamah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖ה בַּת־ <b> עֲנָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Oholibamah, the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Aholibamah the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Oholibamah the daughter <span class="itali">of Anah</span><p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִבְע֖וֹן אַלּ֥וּף <b> עֲנָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Zibeon, chief <span class="itali">Anah,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Zibeon, duke <span class="itali">Anah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Zibeon chief <span class="itali">Anah</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל וְצִבְע֣וֹן <b> וַֽעֲנָ֑ה </b> וְדִישֹׁ֥ן וְאֵ֖צֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shobal, Zibeon, <span class="itali">Anah,</span> Dishon, Ezer<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Zibeon, <span class="itali">and Anah,</span> and Dishon,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Shobal Zibeon <span class="itali">Anah</span> Dishon Ezer<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִבְע֖וֹן אַיָּ֥ה <b> וַעֲנָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Zibeon [were] Aiah <span class="itali">and Anah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Zibeon; Aiah, <span class="itali">and Anah.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Zibeon Aiah <span class="itali">and Anah</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּנֵ֥י <b> עֲנָ֖ה </b> דִּישׁ֑וֹן ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The son <span class="itali">of Anah</span> [was] Dishon.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The sons <span class="itali">of Anah;</span> Dishon. And the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Anah</span> Dishon and the sons<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6034.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6034.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6034<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/anah_6034.htm">‘ă·nāh — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaanah_6034.htm">wa·‘ă·nāh — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/6033.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="6033"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="6033" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/6035.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="6035"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="6035" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>