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Lexicon :: Strong's H6031 - ʿānâ

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עָנָה
Transliteration
ʿānâ
Pronunciation
aw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [possibly rather ident. with עָנָה (H6030) through the idea of looking down or browbeating]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1651,1652

Strong’s Definitions

עָנָה ʻânâh, aw-naw'; a primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows):—abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030), speak (by mistake for H6030), submit self, weaken, × in any wise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 84x

The KJV translates Strong's H6031 in the following manner: afflict (50x), humble (11x), force (5x), exercised (2x), sing (2x), Leannoth (1x), troubled (1x), weakened (1x), miscellaneous (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 84x
The KJV translates Strong's H6031 in the following manner: afflict (50x), humble (11x), force (5x), exercised (2x), sing (2x), Leannoth (1x), troubled (1x), weakened (1x), miscellaneous (11x).

  1. (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with

  2. to afflict, oppress, humble, be afflicted, be bowed down

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be put down, become low

      2. to be depressed, be downcast

      3. to be afflicted

      4. to stoop

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to humble oneself, bow down

      2. to be afflicted, be humbled

    3. (Piel)

      1. to humble, mishandle, afflict

      2. to humble, be humiliated

      3. to afflict

      4. to humble, weaken oneself

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be afflicted

      2. to be humbled

    5. (Hiphil) to afflict

    6. (Hithpael)

      1. to humble oneself

      2. to be afflicted

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָנָה ʻânâh, aw-naw'; a primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows):—abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030), speak (by mistake for H6030), submit self, weaken, × in any wise.
STRONGS H6031: Abbreviations
† II. [עָנָה] verb be occupied, busied with (ב), only Ecclesiastes (perhaps Aramaic loan-word; Syriac bdb077502 be occupied with, bdb077503 occupation, affair; compare Arabic bdb077504, bdb077505 concern one, also be occupied by; Ecclus 42:8 margin); —
Qal Infinitive עֲנוֺתִ Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 3:10.

III. [עָנָה] verb be bowed down, afflicted (Late Hebrew id.; MI Pi. ויענו Psalm 1:5, אענו Psalm 1:6; Assyrian enû thwart, frustrate, do violence to; Arabic bdb077601, bdb077602 be lowly subsmissive, see Rahlfsעָנִי und עָנָי in d. Psalmen (1892), 67 ff.; Targum עַנִּי Pa. oppress; Syriac Ethpe. humble oneself, and derivatives); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular עָנִיתִי Psalm 116:10; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲנֶה Isaiah 25:5; Isaiah 31:4, etc.; —
1. be put down or become low, of song of triumph Isaiah 25:5 (others as Hiph. he putteth down, || תַּכְנִיעַ).
2. be depressed, downcast Isaiah 31:4 (of lion; || יֵחָ֑ת).
3. be afficted Psalm 116:10; Psalm 119:67; Zechariah 10:2.
Niph. Perfect 1st person singular נַעֲניתִי Psalm 119:107; Infinitive construct לֵעָנֹת (perhaps read as Qal Ges§ 51 l) Exodus 10:3; Participle נַעֲנֶה Isaiah 53:7; feminine singular נַעֲנָה Isaiah 58:10; —
1. humble oneself מִפְּנֵי Exodus 10:3.
2. be afficted Psalm 119:107; Isaiah 53:7; Isaiah 58:10.
Piel Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עִנָּה Deuteronomy 22:24 + 5 times; 2nd person masculine singular עִנִּיתָ Psalm 88:8; 1st person singular עִנֵּיתִי Psalm 35:13, suffix וְעִנִּתִךְ consecutive Nahum 1:12, etc.; Imperfect יְעַנֶּה Job 37:23, etc.; Imperative עַנּוּ Judges 19:24; Infinitive absolute עַנֵּה Exodus 22:22; construct עַנּוֺת Isaiah 58:5 +, etc.; Participle plural suffix מְעַנַּיִךְ Isaiah 60:14; Zephaniah 3:19; —
1. humble, mishandle, afflict: individual Genesis 16:6; Genesis 31:50 (J) Exodus 22:21; Exodus 22:22 (twice in verse) (E) Job 30:11; by imprisonment and bonds Judges 16:5, 6, 19; Psalm 105:18; a nation by war or in bondage Genesis 15:13 (J) Exodus 1:11, 12; Numbers 24:24 (twice in verse) (E) Deuteronomy 26:6; 1 Samuel 12:8 (inserting וַיְעַנּוּם מִצְרַיִם, so Greek Version of the LXX Dr Bu Kit HPS [compare Th We]), 2 Samuel 7:10; 2 Kings 17:20; Psalm 94:5; Isaiah 60:14; Zephaniah 3:19; dynasty of David Psalm 89:23.
2. humble, a woman by cohabitation, Genesis 34:2 (J) Deuteronomy 21:14; Deuteronomy 22:24, 29; Judges 19:24; Judges 20:5; 2 Samuel 13:12, 14, 22, 32; Ezekiel 22:10, 11; Lamentations 5:11.
3. afflict as a discipline (God agent) Deuteronomy 8:2, 3, 16; 1 Kings 11:39; Psalm 88:8; Psalm 90:15; Psalm 119:75; Isaiah 64:11; Nahum 1:12 (twice in verse); Lamentations 3:33.
4. humble, weaken, object כֹּחַ Psalm 102:24; משׁפט Job 37:23 (compare Talmud עִנָּה דִּין); נֶפֶשׁ oneself, by fasting Leviticus 16:29, 31; Leviticus 23:27, 32; Numbers 29:7 (P) Psalm 35:13; Isaiah 58:3, 5; by an oath Numbers 30:14 (P).
Pu. Perfect 1st person singular עֻנֵּיתִי Psalm 119:71; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּעֻנֶּה Leviticus 23:29; Infinitive construct suffix עֻנּוֺתוֺ Psalm 132:1; Participle מְעֻנֶּה Isaiah 53:4; —
1. be afflicted, in discipline by God Psalm 119:71; Psalm 132:1; Isaiah 53:4.
2. be humbled by fasting Leviticus 23:29 (P).
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּעֲנֵם 1 Kings 8:35 2 Chronicles 6:26 afflict, in discipline.
Hithp. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִתְעַנָּה 1 Kings 2:26; 2nd person masculine singular תִתְעַנִּיתָ 1 Kings 2:26; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִתְעַנּוּ Psalm 107:17; Imperative הִתְעַנִּי Genesis 16:9; Infinitive construct הִתְעַנּוֺת Ezekiel 8:21; Daniel 10:12; —
1. humble oneself (with תַּחַת יָדֶיהָ) Genesis 16:9 (J).
2. be afflicted, by men 1 Kings 2:26 (twice in verse); by God in discipline Psalm 107:17.
3. humble oneself in fasting Ezra 8:21; Daniel 10:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:13; 16:6; 16:9; 16:9; 31:50; 34:2

Exodus

1:11; 1:12; 10:3; 10:3; 22:21; 22:22; 22:22

Leviticus

16:29; 16:31; 23:27; 23:29; 23:29; 23:32

Numbers

24:24; 29:7; 30:14

Deuteronomy

8:2; 8:3; 8:16; 21:14; 22:24; 22:24; 22:29; 26:6

Judges

16:5; 16:6; 16:19; 19:24; 19:24; 20:5

1 Samuel

12:8

2 Samuel

7:10; 13:12; 13:14; 13:22; 13:32

1 Kings

2:26; 2:26; 2:26; 8:35; 11:39

2 Kings

17:20

2 Chronicles

6:26

Ezra

8:21

Job

30:11; 37:23; 37:23

Psalms

1:5; 1:6; 35:13; 35:13; 88:8; 88:8; 89:23; 90:15; 94:5; 102:24; 105:18; 107:17; 107:17; 116:10; 116:10; 119:67; 119:71; 119:71; 119:75; 119:107; 119:107; 132:1; 132:1

Ecclesiastes

1:13; 3:10

Isaiah

25:5; 25:5; 31:4; 31:4; 53:4; 53:4; 53:7; 53:7; 58:3; 58:5; 58:5; 58:10; 58:10; 60:14; 60:14; 64:11

Lamentations

3:33; 5:11

Ezekiel

22:10; 22:11

Daniel

10:12; 10:12

Nahum

1:12; 1:12

Zephaniah

3:19; 3:19

Zechariah

10:2

H6031

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6031 matches the Hebrew עָנָה (ʿānâ),
which occurs 83 times in 79 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 15:13–Psa 90:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:13 - And it was said to Abram, Thou shalt surely know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their own, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - And Abram said to Sara, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hands, use her as it may seem good to thee. And Sara afflicted her, and she fled from her face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:9 - And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:50 - If thou shalt humble my daughters, if thou shouldest take wives in addition to my daughters, see, there is no one with us looking on. God is witness between me and thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - And Sychem the son of Emmor the [fn]Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:11 - And he set over them task-masters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and they said to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:22 - (LXX 22:21) Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:23 - (LXX 22:22) And if ye should afflict them by ill-treatment, and they should cry aloud to me, I will surely hear their voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:29 - And this shall be a perpetual statute for you; in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall humble your souls, and shall do no work, the native and the stranger who abides among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:31 - This shall be to you a most holy sabbath, a rest, and ye shall humble your souls; it is a perpetual ordinance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:27 - Also on the tenth day of this seventh month is a day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you; and ye shall humble your souls, and offer a whole-burnt-offering to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:29 - Every soul that shall not be humbled in that day, shall be cut off from among its people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:32 - It shall be a holy sabbath to you; and ye shall humble your souls, from the ninth day of the month: from evening to evening ye shall keep your sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:24 - And one shall come forth from the hands of the Citians, and shall afflict Assur, and shall afflict the [fn]Hebrews, and they shall perish together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:7 - And on the tenth of this month there shall be to you a holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls, and ye shall do no work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:13 - (LXX 30:14) Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband shall confirm it to her, or her husband shall cancel it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:2 - And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the things in thine heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - And he afflicted thee and straitened thee with hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might teach thee that [fn] man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God shall man live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:16 - who fed thee with manna in the wilderness, which thou knewest not, and thy fathers knew not; that he might afflict thee, and thoroughly try thee, and do thee good in thy latter days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:14 - And it shall be if thou do not delight in her, thou shalt send her out free; and she shall not by any means be sold for money, thou shalt not treat her contemptuously, because thou hast humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:24 - ye shall bring them both out to the gate of their city, and they shall be stoned with stones, and they shall die; the damsel, because she cried not in the city; and the man, because he humbled his neighbour's spouse: so shalt thou remove the evil one from yourselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:29 - the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the damsel fifty silver didrachms, and she shall be his wife, because he has humbled her; he shall never be able to put her away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:6 - And the Egyptians afflicted us, and humbled us, and imposed hard tasks on us:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:5 - And the princes of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength is, and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give thee [fn]each eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:6 - And Dalida said to Sampson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein is thy great strength, and wherewith thou shalt be bound that thou mayest be humbled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to [fn]humble him, and his strength departed from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - Behold my daughter a virgin, and [fn]the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not [fn]this folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:5 - And the men of Gabaa rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:10 - And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant [fn]them, and they shall dwell by themselves, and shall be no more distressed; and the son of iniquity shall no more afflict them, as he has done from the beginning,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - And she said to him, Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it [fn]ought not to be so done in Israel; do not this folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:14 - But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and he prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And Abessalom spoke not to Amnon, good or bad, because Abessalom hated Amnon, on account of his humbling his sister Themar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - And Jonadab the son of Samaa brother of David, answered and said, Let not my lord the king say that he has slain all the young men the sons of the king, for Amnon only of them all is dead; for he was appointed to death by the mouth of Abessalom from the day that he humbled his sister Themar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:36 - And thou hast given me the shield of my salvation, and thy propitious dealing has increased me,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:26 - And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart thou quickly to Anathoth to thy farm, for thou art [fn]worthy of death this day; but I will not slay thee, because thou hast borne the ark of the covenant of the Lord before my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all things wherein my father was afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:35 - When the heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall sin against thee, and they shall pray toward this place, and shall make confession to thy name, and shall turn from their sins when thou shalt have humbled them,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:20 - And the Lord was angry with the whole seed of Israel, and [fn]troubled them, and gave them into the hand of them that spoiled them, until he cast them out of his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:26 - When heaven is restrained, and there is no rain, because they shall have sinned against thee, and when they shall pray towards this place, and praise thy name, and shall turn from their sins, because thou shalt afflict them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - And I proclaimed there a fast, at the river Aüe, that we should humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our children, and for all our property.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:11 - For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 - and we do not find another his equal in strength: as for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:13 - (LXX 34:13) But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my own bosom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:19 - (LXX 54:20) God shall hear, and bring them low, even he that has existed from eternity. Pause. [fn]For they suffer no reverse, and therefore they have not feared God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:1 - (LXX 87:1) A song of a Psalm for the sons of Core for the end, upon Maeleth for responsive strains, of [fn]instruction for Æman the Israelite. (87:2) O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - (LXX 87:8) Thy wrath has pressed heavily upon me, and thou hast brought upon me all thy billows. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22 - (LXX 88:23) The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:15 - (LXX 89:15) let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.

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