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Lexicon :: Strong's H4994 - nā'

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נָא
Transliteration
nā'
Pronunciation
naw
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered:
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1269

Strong’s Definitions

נָא nâʼ, naw; a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:—I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4994 in the following manner: now, I beseech ..., I pray ..., Oh, go to.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H4994 in the following manner: now, I beseech ..., I pray ..., Oh, go to.

  1. I (we) pray, now, please

    1. used in entreaty or exhortation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָא nâʼ, naw; a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:—I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.
STRONGS H4994: Abbreviations
I. נָא particle of entreaty or exhortation I (we) pray, now (enclitic) (Syriac acn, Wcn; compare Ethiopic ነዲ፡ veni, age! Di§ 160.1 Lex675 Köii. 244); — attached:
1. to the imperative, especially in colloquial style, when it expresses an entreaty or admonition, as Genesis 12:13 אִמְרִי־נָא say, I pray, Genesis 13:9 הִפָּרֶד־ מֵעָלַי נָא, Genesis 13:14 שָׂא־נָא עֵינֶיךָ, Genesis 15:5 הַבֶּט־נָא השׁמימה, Genesis 24:2 + often, Numbers 20:10 שׁמעו־נא המוֺרים, Judges 13:4; Judges 16:6, 10, 28; Judges 18:5, etc., Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 5:3; Amos 7:2, 5; rarely in a command, Genesis 22:2; Isaiah 7:3). Ironically, in a challenge, Isaiah 47:12; Job 40:10. Once anomalously attached to a substantive, or (accents) prefixed to a verb, Numbers 12:13 אֵ֕ל נָא֛ רְָפָ֥א נָא֖ (Ew § 246 a Di אַל־נָא; see 3b).
2. to the perfect with waw consecutive, in a precative sense (Dr§ 119 δ) Genesis 40:14.
3. to the imperfect, when leave is asked, or a prayer or desire expressed;
a. in 1st person, especially with ה cohortative, Genesis 19:8 אוציאה־נא let me, I pray, bring out, Genesis 19:20 אִמָּֽלְטָה־נָּא שָׁ֑מָּה, Genesis 24:12 הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי Genesis 24:14 הַטִּי־נָא Genesis 24:17; Genesis 24:23; Genesis 24:43; Genesis 24:45; Genesis 25:30; Genesis 32:12, 30 + often, Exodus 3:18 נלכה־נא let us go, I pray, Numbers 20:17; Isaiah 5:5; and in self-deliberation, Genesis 18:21 ארדה־נּא I will go down, now ! Exodus 3:3 אסורה־נּא ואראה I will turn aside, now, and see, 2 Samuel 14:15; Songs 3:2; Isaiah 5:1; with אַל Job 32:21.
b. in 2nd person, with אַל, in deprecation, Genesis 18:3 אל־נא תעבר מעל עבדך, Genesis 19:7; Genesis 47:29; Numbers 10:31, etc.; hence elliptical אל־נא do not, I pray, (do this,) Genesis 19:18; Genesis 33:10; Numbers 12:13 Ew Di.
c. in 3rd person, Genesis 18:4 יֻקַּח־נָא let there be brought, I pray, Genesis 26:28; Genesis 33:14; Genesis 44:18, 33, etc., 2 Samuel 14:11, 12, 17; 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 2:9; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 118:2; Psalm 118:3; ironically Isaiah 19:12; Isaiah 47:13, or defiantly Jeremiah 17:15 where is the word of J.? יָבוֺא נָא; with אַל, Genesis 13:8 אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה, Genesis 18:30 אַל־נָא יִחַר לַאדֹנָי, Genesis 37:27; Numbers 12:12.
4. joined to conjunctions and interjections:
a. [אָהּ־נָא, contracted] H577 אָ֫נָּא.
b. אַל־נָא see above 3b, c.
c. אִם־נָא, especially in the phrase אם נא מצאתי חן בעיניך, used by one craving a favourable hearing Genesis 30:27; Genesis 33:10; Judges 6:17; 1 Samuel 27:5, and with נא repeated in the request itself Genesis 18:3; Genesis 47:29; Genesis 50:4; Exodus 33:13; Exodus 34:9; otherwise Genesis 24:42.
d. הִנֵּה־נָא behold, I pray, craving a favourable consideration of the fact pointed to by הִנֵּה, and of the request founded upon it (with which נא is often repeated), Genesis 12:11; Genesis 16:2; Genesis 18:27, 31; Genesis 19:2, 8, 19, 20; Genesis 27:2; Judges 13:3; Judges 19:9; 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 13:24; 2 Kings 2:16, 19; 2 Kings 4:9 +, Job 13:18; Job 33:2; Job 40:15, 16.
e. (לנו) אוֺי־נָא לי Woe, now, to me (us) ! Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 5:16.
f. אַיֵּה־נָא where, pray ? Psalm 115:2.
g. נֶגְדָּה־נָּא, peculiarly, Psalm 116:14; Psalm 116:18 my vows to J. I will perform, נגדה־נא לכל־עמו O that (it may be) before all his people !

† II. נָא adjective raw, of flesh Exodus 12:9 (P; opposed to H1311 בשׁל). I. נָא above.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:11; 12:13; 13:8; 13:9; 13:14; 15:5; 16:2; 18:3; 18:3; 18:4; 18:21; 18:27; 18:30; 18:31; 19:2; 19:7; 19:8; 19:8; 19:18; 19:19; 19:20; 19:20; 22:2; 24:2; 24:12; 24:14; 24:17; 24:23; 24:42; 24:43; 24:45; 25:30; 26:28; 27:2; 30:27; 32:12; 32:30; 33:10; 33:10; 33:14; 37:27; 40:14; 44:18; 44:33; 47:29; 47:29; 50:4

Exodus

3:3; 3:18; 12:9; 33:13; 34:9

Numbers

10:31; 12:12; 12:13; 12:13; 20:10; 20:17

Judges

6:17; 13:3; 13:4; 16:6; 16:10; 16:28; 18:5; 19:9

1 Samuel

9:6; 16:15; 27:5

2 Samuel

13:24; 14:11; 14:12; 14:15; 14:17

1 Kings

17:21

2 Kings

2:9; 2:16; 2:19; 4:9

Job

13:18; 32:21; 33:2; 40:10; 40:15; 40:16

Psalms

7:10; 115:2; 116:14; 116:18; 118:2; 118:3

Song of Songs

3:2

Isaiah

1:18; 5:1; 5:3; 5:5; 7:3; 19:12; 47:12; 47:13

Jeremiah

4:31; 17:15; 45:3

Lamentations

5:16

Amos

7:2; 7:5

H4994

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4994 matches the Hebrew נָא (nā'),
which occurs 403 times in 374 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 12:11–Gen 37:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11 - cumque prope esset ut ingrederetur Aegyptum dixit Sarai uxori suae novi quod pulchra sis mulier

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:13 - dic ergo obsecro te quod soror mea sis ut bene sit mihi propter te et vivat anima mea ob gratiam tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 - dixit ergo Abram ad Loth ne quaeso sit iurgium inter me et te et inter pastores meos et pastores tuos fratres enim sumus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:9 - ecce universa terra coram te est recede a me obsecro si ad sinistram ieris ego ad dexteram tenebo si tu dexteram elegeris ego ad sinistram pergam

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:14 - dixitque Dominus ad Abram postquam divisus est Loth ab eo leva oculos tuos et vide a loco in quo nunc es ad aquilonem et ad meridiem ad orientem et ad occidentem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:5 - eduxitque eum foras et ait illi suspice caelum et numera stellas si potes et dixit ei sic erit semen tuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:2 - dixit marito suo ecce conclusit me Dominus ne parerem ingredere ad ancillam meam si forte saltem ex illa suscipiam filios cumque ille adquiesceret deprecanti

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:3 - et dixit Domine si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis ne transeas servum tuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:4 - sed adferam pauxillum aquae et lavate pedes vestros et requiescite sub arbore

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:21 - descendam et videbo utrum clamorem qui venit ad me opere conpleverint an non est ita ut sciam

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:27 - respondens Abraham ait quia semel coepi loquar ad Dominum meum cum sim pulvis et cinis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:30 - ne quaeso inquit indigneris Domine si loquar quid si inventi fuerint ibi triginta respondit non faciam si invenero ibi triginta

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:31 - quia semel ait coepi loquar ad Dominum meum quid si inventi fuerint ibi viginti dixit non interficiam propter viginti

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:32 - obsecro inquit ne irascaris Domine si loquar adhuc semel quid si inventi fuerint ibi decem dixit non delebo propter decem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:2 - et dixit obsecro domini declinate in domum pueri vestri et manete ibi lavate pedes vestros et mane proficiscimini in viam vestram qui dixerunt minime sed in platea manebimus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:7 - nolite quaeso fratres mei nolite malum hoc facere

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - habeo duas filias quae necdum cognoverunt virum educam eas ad vos et abutimini eis sicut placuerit vobis dummodo viris istis nihil faciatis mali quia ingressi sunt sub umbraculum tegminis mei

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:18 - dixitque Loth ad eos quaeso Domine mi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19 - quia invenit servus tuus gratiam coram te et magnificasti misericordiam tuam quam fecisti mecum ut salvares animam meam nec possum in monte salvari ne forte adprehendat me malum et moriar

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:20 - est civitas haec iuxta ad quam possum fugere parva et salvabor in ea numquid non modica est et vivet anima mea

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:2 - ait ei tolle filium tuum unigenitum quem diligis Isaac et vade in terram Visionis atque offer eum ibi holocaustum super unum montium quem monstravero tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - dixitque ad servum seniorem domus suae qui praeerat omnibus quae habebat pone manum tuam subter femur meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:12 - Domine Deus domini mei Abraham occurre obsecro hodie mihi et fac misericordiam cum domino meo Abraham

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - igitur puella cui ego dixero inclina hydriam tuam ut bibam et illa responderit bibe quin et camelis tuis dabo potum ipsa est quam praeparasti servo tuo Isaac et per hoc intellegam quod feceris misericordiam cum domino meo

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:17 - occurritque ei servus et ait pauxillum mihi ad sorbendum praebe aquae de hydria tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:23 - dixitque ad eam cuius es filia indica mihi est in domo patris tui locus ad manendum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:42 - veni ergo hodie ad fontem et dixi Domine Deus domini mei Abraham si direxisti viam meam in qua nunc ambulo

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43 - ecce sto iuxta fontem aquae et virgo quae egredietur ad hauriendam aquam audierit a me da mihi pauxillum aquae ad bibendum ex hydria tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - dum haec mecum tacitus volverem apparuit Rebecca veniens cum hydria quam portabat in scapula descenditque ad fontem et hausit aquam et aio ad eam da mihi paululum bibere

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:30 - ait da mihi de coctione hac rufa quia oppido lassus sum quam ob causam vocatum est nomen eius Edom

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:28 - qui responderunt vidimus tecum esse Dominum et idcirco nunc diximus sit iuramentum inter nos et ineamus foedus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:2 - cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - sume arma tua faretram et arcum et egredere foras cumque venatu aliquid adprehenderis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9 - et pergens ad gregem adfer mihi duos hedos optimos ut faciam ex eis escas patri tuo quibus libenter vescitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - dixitque Iacob ego sum Esau primogenitus tuus feci sicut praecepisti mihi surge sede et comede de venatione mea ut benedicat mihi anima tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:21 - dixitque Isaac accede huc ut tangam te fili mi et probem utrum tu sis filius meus Esau an non

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:26 - dixit ad eum accede ad me et da mihi osculum fili mi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:14 - egressus autem Ruben tempore messis triticeae in agro repperit mandragoras quos matri Liae detulit dixitque Rahel da mihi partem de mandragoris filii tui

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:27 - ait ei Laban inveniam gratiam in conspectu tuo experimento didici quod benedixerit mihi Deus propter te

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:12 - qui ait leva oculos tuos et vide universos masculos ascendentes super feminas varios respersos atque maculosos vidi enim omnia quae fecit tibi Laban

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:11 - erue me de manu fratris mei de manu Esau quia valde eum timeo ne forte veniens percutiat matrem cum filiis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:29 - interrogavit eum Iacob dic mihi quo appellaris nomine respondit cur quaeris nomen meum et benedixit ei in eodem loco

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - dixit Iacob noli ita obsecro sed si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis accipe munusculum de manibus meis sic enim vidi faciem tuam quasi viderim vultum Dei esto mihi propitius

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:11 - et suscipe benedictionem quam adtuli tibi et quam donavit mihi Deus tribuens omnia vix fratre conpellente suscipiens

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:14 - praecedat dominus meus ante servum suum et ego sequar paulatim vestigia eius sicut videro posse parvulos meos donec veniam ad dominum meum in Seir

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:15 - respondit Esau oro te ut de populo qui mecum est saltem socii remaneant viae tuae non est inquit necesse hoc uno indigeo ut inveniam gratiam in conspectu domini mei

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:8 - locutus est itaque Emor ad eos Sychem filii mei adhesit anima filiae vestrae date eam illi uxorem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:6 - dixitque ad eos audite somnium meum quod vidi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14 - praesto sum ait vade et vide si cuncta prospera sint erga fratres tuos et pecora et renuntia mihi quid agatur missus de valle Hebron venit in Sychem

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:16 - at ille respondit fratres meos quaero indica mihi ubi pascant greges

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