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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:
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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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Strong's Number H4994 matches the Hebrew נָא (nā'),
which occurs 36 times in 33 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:4 - “What happened?” David demanded. “Tell me how the battle went.”
The man replied, “Our entire army fled from the battle. Many of the men are dead, and Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:9 - “Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:14 - Then Abner suggested to Joab, “Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”
“All right,” Joab agreed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:2 - the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace,[fn] but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:5 - “Well,” Jonadab said, “I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you’ll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:6 - So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish[fn] as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:7 - So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon’s house to prepare some food for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:17 - He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:24 - He went to the king and said, “My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - The king replied, “No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you.” Absalom pressed him, but the king would not come, though he gave Absalom his blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26 - “Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can’t come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?”
“Why Amnon?” the king asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - So he sent for a woman from Tekoa who had a reputation for great wisdom. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning; wear mourning clothes and don’t put on lotions.[fn] Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11 - Then she said, “Please swear to me by the LORD your God that you won’t let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”
“As surely as the LORD lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son’s head will be disturbed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:12 - “Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king,” she said.
“Go ahead and speak,” he responded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:15 - “I have come to plead with my lord the king because people have threatened me. I said to myself, ‘Perhaps the king will listen to me

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:17 - Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the LORD your God be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:18 - “I must know one thing,” the king replied, “and tell me the truth.”
“Yes, my lord the king,” she responded.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:21 - So the king sent for Joab and told him, “All right, go and bring back the young man Absalom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - After four years,[fn] Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and fulfill a vow I made to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O LORD, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:9 - “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?” Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. “Let me go over and cut off his head!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:1 - Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:5 - But then Absalom said, “Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let’s see what he thinks about this.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:19 - Then Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said, “Let me run to the king with the good news that the LORD has rescued him from his enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:22 - But Ahimaaz continued to plead with Joab, “Whatever happens, please let me go, too.”
“Why should you go, my son?” Joab replied. “There will be no reward for your news.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:37 - Then let me return again to die in my own town, where my father and mother are buried. But here is your servant, my son Kimham. Let him go with my lord the king and receive whatever you want to give him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2 - So the king said to Joab and the commanders[fn] of the army, “Take a census of all the tribes of Israel—from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south—so I may know how many people there are.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - But after he had taken the census, David’s conscience began to bother him. And he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, LORD, for doing this foolish thing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”
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