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It can denote a formal or informal answer, depending on the context in which it is used. The term is used to describe the act of responding to a question, statement, or situation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, communication and dialogue were essential aspects of daily life, whether in legal, religious, or social contexts. The ability to give a wise and appropriate answer was highly valued, as it reflected one's understanding and wisdom. The concept of "maaneh" is deeply rooted in the importance of speech and the power of words in Hebrew thought, where words could bless, curse, instruct, or deceive.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm">anah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an answer, response<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>answer (6), purpose (1), response (1).<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">מַעֲנֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Proverbs 15:1</sup> <font size="+1"><b>answer, response</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">רַֿךְ</font><font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15-1.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a> <em>a Gentle answer</em>; construct <font class="hebrew2">מַעֲנִה מִּיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15-23.htm">Proverbs 15:23</a>, compare <font class="hebrew2">לָשׁוֺן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-1.htm">Proverbs 16:1</a> (i.e. ability to answer); <font class="hebrew2">אֱלֹהִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a> i.e. <em>response</em> for guidance; absolute also <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/29-19.htm">Proverbs 29:19</a> <em>response</em> = obedience; <a href="/interlinear/job/32-3.htm">Job 32:3</a>,5 <em>reply</em>, refutation; suffix <font class="hebrew2">לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/16-4.htm">Job 16:4</a> #NAME?<em>answers</em> (see Toy). <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>answer, himself <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm">anah</a>; a reply (favorable or contradictory) -- answer, X himself. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm">anah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמַעֲנֵה־ במענה־ לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ למענהו מַֽעֲנֶה־ מַעֲנֵ֖ה מַעֲנֵ֥ה מַעֲנֶ֑ה מַעֲנֶ֗ה מַעֲנֶֽה׃ מענה מענה־ מענה׃ bə·ma·‘ă·nêh- bəma‘ănêh- bemaaneh lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū lamma‘ănêhū lammaaNehu ma‘ăneh ma‘ănêh ma‘ăneh- ma·‘ă·neh ma·‘ă·nêh ma·‘ă·neh- maaNeh<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/job/32-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 32:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹא־ מָצְא֣וּ <b> מַעֲנֶ֑ה </b> וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no <span class="itali">answer,</span> and yet had condemned<br><a href="/kjvs/job/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> because they had found <span class="itali">no answer,</span> and [yet] had condemned<br><a href="/interlinear/job/32-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no had found <span class="itali">answer</span> had condemned Job<p><b><a href="/text/job/32-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 32:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֘י אֵ֤ין <b> מַעֲנֶ֗ה </b> בְּ֭פִי שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that there was no <span class="itali">answer</span> in the mouth<br><a href="/kjvs/job/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saw <span class="itali">that [there was] no answer</span> in the mouth<br><a href="/interlinear/job/32-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that there <span class="itali">answer</span> the mouth of the three<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/15-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 15:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מַֽעֲנֶה־ </b> רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A gentle <span class="itali">answer</span> turns away wrath,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> A soft <span class="itali">answer</span> turneth away wrath:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">answer</span> A gentle turns<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/15-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 15:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שִׂמְחָ֣ה לָ֭אִישׁ <b> בְּמַעֲנֵה־ </b> פִ֑יו וְדָבָ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in an apt <span class="itali">answer,</span> And how<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath joy <span class="itali">by the answer</span> of his mouth:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has joy A man <span class="itali">answer</span> an apt word<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/16-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 16:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה <b> מַעֲנֵ֥ה </b> לָשֽׁוֹן׃ כָּֽל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> belong to man, <span class="itali">But the answer</span> of the tongue<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in man, <span class="itali">and the answer</span> of the tongue,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the heart the LORD <span class="itali">the answer</span> of the tongue all manner<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/16-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 16:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פָּעַ֣ל יְ֭הוָה <b> לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ </b> וְגַם־ רָ֝שָׁ֗ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> everything <span class="itali">for its own purpose,</span> Even<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath made <span class="itali">all [things] for himself:</span> yea, even the wicked<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has made the LORD <span class="itali">purpose</span> Even the wicked<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/29-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 29:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין <b> מַעֲנֶֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there will be no <span class="itali">response.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for though he understand <span class="itali">he will not answer.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/29-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> understands there <span class="itali">response</span><p><b><a href="/text/micah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין <b> מַעֲנֵ֖ה </b> אֱלֹהִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Because there is no <span class="itali">answer</span> from God.<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their lips; <span class="itali">for [there is] no answer</span> of God.<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Because there <span class="itali">answer</span> God<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4617.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4617.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4617<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemaaneh_4617.htm">bə·ma·‘ă·nêh- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lammaanehu_4617.htm">lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/maaneh_4617.htm">ma·‘ă·neh — 6 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 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