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Lexicon :: Strong's H6051 - ʿānān

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עָנָן
Transliteration
ʿānān
Pronunciation
aw-nawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1655a

Strong’s Definitions

עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

  1. cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass

    1. cloud-mass (of theophanic cloud)

    2. cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).
STRONGS H6051: Abbreviations
I. עָנָן 87 noun masculineExodus 19:16 cloud-mass, cloud; — (הֶ)ע׳ absolute Exodus 19:9 +; construct עֲנַזִ Hosea 6:4 +; suffix עֲנָֽנְךָ Numbers 14:14, עֲנָנוֺ Job 26:9; Job 37:15; plural עֲנִים Jeremiah 4:13; —
1. cloud-mass:
a. especially of theophanic cloud (58 times), chiefly at Exodus in J E (less often P), usually עַמּוּד הֶע׳ Exodus 13:21, 22 + (see עַמּוּד), but also ע׳ alone Exodus 34:5; compare Exodus 14:20 (J), Numbers 10:34; Numbers 11:35; Numbers 14:14 (all J E); עַבהֶֿע׳ Exodus 19:9, כָּבֵד ע׳ Exodus 19:16 (E); ע׳ in P Exodus 16:10; Exodus 24:15 23 times; also Deuteronomy 1:33; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 78:14; Psalm 105:39; in temple 1 Kings 8:10, 11 2 Chronicles 5:13, 14, compare Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 10:3, 4; hence in general Psalm 97:2, as symbol of protection Isaiah 4:5; as a barrier Lamentations 3:44; compare אֲבַק רַגְלָיו וע׳ Nahum 1:3.
b. of rain-bow cloud Genesis 9:13, 14 (twice in verse); Genesis 9:16 (P), Ezekiel 1:28 (simile).
c. עֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר Hosea 6:4; Hosea 13:3 (simile of transitoriness; on phenomenon in Palestine see ChaplinPEQ, 1883, 19), compare Isaiah 44:22; Job 7:9 (both id.); simile of invasion Ezekiel 38:9, 16, plural Jeremiah 4:13.
d. poetic in various connection Job 26:8, 9; Job 38:9; with אוֺר as thunder-cloud Job 37:11, 15.
e. symbolic of gloom Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 32:7; וַעֲרָפֶל יוֺם ע׳ Zephaniah 1:15; Ezekiel 34:12; Joel 2:2, compare Ezekiel 30:3 (all of day of ע׳).
†2. קְטֹרֶת ע׳ Leviticus 16:13 (P) cloud of incense, so Ezekiel 8:11 (strike out ע׳ Greek Version of the LXX Co Berthol, not Toy).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:13; 9:14; 9:16

Exodus

13:21; 13:22; 14:20; 16:10; 19:9; 19:9; 19:16; 19:16; 24:15; 34:5

Leviticus

16:13

Numbers

10:34; 11:35; 14:14; 14:14

Deuteronomy

1:33; 4:11; 5:19

1 Kings

8:10; 8:11

2 Chronicles

5:13; 5:14

Job

7:9; 26:8; 26:9; 26:9; 37:11; 37:15; 37:15; 38:9

Psalms

78:14; 97:2; 105:39

Isaiah

4:5; 44:22

Jeremiah

4:13; 4:13

Lamentations

3:44

Ezekiel

1:4; 1:28; 8:11; 10:3; 10:4; 30:3; 30:18; 32:7; 34:12; 38:9; 38:16

Hosea

6:4; 6:4; 13:3

Joel

2:2

Nahum

1:3

Zephaniah

1:15

H6051

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6051 matches the Hebrew עָנָן (ʿānān),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:21 - And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:22 - The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:19 - Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:20 - coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night[fn] without one coming near the other all night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:24 - And in the morning watch the LORD in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:10 - And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” When Moses told the words of the people to the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:15 - Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:16 - The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:18 - Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:9 - When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD[fn] would speak with Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10 - And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:5 - The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:34 - Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:35 - And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:36 - Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:37 - But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:38 - For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.
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