What does עָנָה · אָמַר mean in the Bible?
e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce".
Hebrew · H6030, H559
וְעָנְתָה וְאָמְרָה
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 · to say (used with great latitude)
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עָנָה H6030 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
Pronunciation ʿānāh
Moving from attentive response to vocal utterance: to answer, sing, or testify before others
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אָמַר H559 to say (used with great latitude)
Pronunciation ʾāmar
Speech-act verb encompassing utterance, declaration, and performative command; foundational for covenant-making and divine will expression.
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What does וְעָנְתָה וְאָמְרָה (veʿanetah veʾamerah) mean in the Bible?
עָנָה · אָמַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6030, H559?
H6030, H559 is connected to 5,647 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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
Source Gloss
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
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 85
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 78×
Imperfect 1Kgs 18:24 · 1Sam 8:18 · Eccl 10:19 · Gen 41:16 · Isa 14:32 · Isa 25:5 · Isa 46:7 · Isa 58:9 · Jer 25:30 · Jer 42:4 · Job 15:2 · Job 16:8 · Job 19:16 · Job 33:13 · Job 35:12 · Mic 3:4 43×
Perfect 1Kgs 18:21 · 2Kgs 18:36 · Isa 36:21 · Jer 14:7 · Jer 35:17 · Job 32:15 · Job 32:16 · Judg 8:8 · 2Sam 1:16 · Deut 19:18 · Jer 23:35 · Mic 6:5 · Ruth 1:21 · Song 2:10 · 1Sam 4:20 · Isa 3:9 20×
Participle active 1Kgs 18:26 · 1Kgs 18:29 · Isa 50:2 · Isa 66:4 · Job 32:12 · Judg 19:28 · Prov 25:18 7×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 12:3 · Num 21:17 · Ps 147:7 · Mic 6:3 · Prov 26:5 5×
Infinitive construct Exod 32:18 2×
Jussive Prov 26:4 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 5×
Imperfect Job 11:2 · Prov 21:13 · Job 19:7 3×
Perfect Ezek 14:4 1×
Participle active Ezek 14:7 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Infinitive construct Exod 32:18 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 27:2 1×
Word Origins
וְעָנְתָה וְאָמְרָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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