What does אָנָּא mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H577
אָנָּא
Oh now!
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אָנָּא H577
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 It O 3× Nehemiah 1:5, Daniel 9:4, Jonah 4:2
Please 3× 2 Kings 20:3, Isaiah 38:3, Jonah 1:14
. . . 2× Psalms 116:4, Psalms 118:25
- 1× Nehemiah 1:11
I beg you 1× Genesis 50:17
Oh 1× Exodus 32:31
Truly 1× Psalms 116:16
we pray 1× Psalms 118:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:17 אָ֣נָּ֡א to I beg you Interjection Exodus 32:31 אָ֣נָּ֗א to Oh Interjection 2 Kings 20:3 אָנָּ֣ה to Please Interjection Nehemiah 1:5 אָֽנָּ֤א to O Interjection Nehemiah 1:11 אָנָּ֣א to - Interjection Psalms 116:4 אָנָּ֥ה to . . . Interjection Psalms 116:16 אָֽנָּ֣ה to Truly Interjection Psalms 118:25 אָנָּ֣א to we pray Interjection Psalms 118:25 אָֽנָּ֥א to . . . Interjection Isaiah 38:3 אָנָּ֤ה to Please Interjection
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:17
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 4 Isaiah 1 Daniel 1 Jonah 2
Source forms
אָנָּ֤ה 3x ’ān·nāh Isaiah 38:3, Jonah 1:14, Jonah 4:2
אָנָּ֣א 2x ’ān·nā Nehemiah 1:11, Psalms 118:25
אָ֣נָּ֡א 1x ’ān·nā Genesis 50:17
אָ֣נָּ֗א 1x ’ān·nā Exodus 32:31
אָֽנָּ֤א 1x ’ān·nā Nehemiah 1:5
אָֽנָּ֥א 1x ’ān·nā Psalms 118:25
אָנָּ֤א 1x ’ān·nā Daniel 9:4
אָנָּ֣ה 1x ’ān·nāh 2 Kings 20:3
Parsing patterns
Interjection 13x Genesis 50:17, Exodus 32:31, 2 Kings 20:3, Nehemiah 1:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oh now!
Source Gloss
oh now!
Extended definition Source: 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.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain