What does אָנָּא mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H577
אָנָּא
Oh now!
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אָנָּאH577
What does אָנָּא mean in the Bible?
אָנָּא is a Hebrew word meaning "oh now!".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H577?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include O (3), Please (3), . . . (2), - (1), I beg you (1).
Where does אָנָּא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Jonah (2), Nehemiah (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItO3×Nehemiah 1:5, Daniel 9:4, Jonah 4:2
Please3×2 Kings 20:3, Isaiah 38:3, Jonah 1:14
. . .2×Psalms 116:4, Psalms 118:25
-1×Nehemiah 1:11
I beg you1×Genesis 50:17
Oh1×Exodus 32:31
Truly1×Psalms 116:16
we pray1×Psalms 118:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:17אָ֣נָּ֡אtoI beg youInterjectionExodus 32:31אָ֣נָּ֗אtoOhInterjection2 Kings 20:3אָנָּ֣הtoPleaseInterjectionNehemiah 1:5אָֽנָּ֤אtoOInterjectionNehemiah 1:11אָנָּ֣אto-InterjectionPsalms 116:4אָנָּ֥הto. . .InterjectionPsalms 116:16אָֽנָּ֣הtoTrulyInterjectionPsalms 118:25אָנָּ֣אtowe prayInterjectionPsalms 118:25אָֽנָּ֥אto. . .InterjectionIsaiah 38:3אָנָּ֤הtoPleaseInterjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 50:17
Aligned rows13
Books represented8
Genesis1Exodus12 Kings1Nehemiah2Psalms4Isaiah1Daniel1Jonah2
Source forms
אָנָּ֤ה3x’ān·nāhIsaiah 38:3, Jonah 1:14, Jonah 4:2
אָנָּ֣א2x’ān·nāNehemiah 1:11, Psalms 118:25
אָ֣נָּ֡א1x’ān·nāGenesis 50:17
אָ֣נָּ֗א1x’ān·nāExodus 32:31
אָֽנָּ֤א1x’ān·nāNehemiah 1:5
אָֽנָּ֥א1x’ān·nāPsalms 118:25
אָנָּ֤א1x’ān·nāDaniel 9:4
אָנָּ֣ה1x’ān·nāh2 Kings 20:3
Parsing patterns
Interjection13xGenesis 50:17, Exodus 32:31, 2 Kings 20:3, Nehemiah 1:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oh now!
Source Gloss
oh now!
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
oh now! Usage: I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.