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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 11 times in 11 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:28 - Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:11 - And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:3 - Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the house, when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:4 - And the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:3 - For the day is near,
the day of the LORD is near;
it will be a day of clouds,
a time of doom for[fn] the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 - At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark,
when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt,
and her proud might shall come to an end in her;
she shall be covered by a cloud,
and her daughters shall go into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens
and make their stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon shall not give its light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9 - You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:16 - You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.
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