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Lexicon :: Strong's H577 - 'ānnā'

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אָנָּא
Transliteration
'ānnā'
Pronunciation
awn-naw'
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Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparent contracted from אַהֲבָה (H160) and נָא (H4994)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 122

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: אנא (Strongs and Gesenius) אנה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

אָנָּא ʼânnâʼ, awn-naw'; or אָנָּה ʼânnâh; apparent contracted from H160 and H4994; oh now!:—I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H577 in the following manner: I beseech thee (8x), I pray thee (2x), Oh (1x), O (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H577 in the following manner: I beseech thee (8x), I pray thee (2x), Oh (1x), O (2x).

  1. ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָנָּא ʼânnâʼ, awn-naw'; or אָנָּה ʼânnâh; apparent contracted from H160 and H4994; oh now!:—I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.
STRONGS H577: Abbreviations
† אָֽנָּ֫א interjection (from אָהּ and נָא, which see H4994 4. a.) a strong particle of entreaty, ah, now! I (or We) beseech thee! often followed by an imperative; Genesis 50:17 (to Joseph) אָנָּא שָׂא נָא וג׳ Ah, now ! forgive, we pray, etc., Exodus 32:31 (to God); elsewhere always followed by י׳ or אֲדֹנָי Psalm 118:25 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 1:5, 11; Daniel 9:4. Written אָֽנָּ֫ה 2 Kings 20:3 (= Isaiah 38:3) Jonah 1:14; Jonah 4:2; Psalm 116:4; Psalm 116:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

50:17

Exodus

32:31

2 Kings

20:3

Nehemiah

1:5; 1:11

Psalms

116:4; 116:16; 118:25

Isaiah

38:3

Daniel

9:4

Jonah

1:14; 4:2

H577

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H577 matches the Hebrew אָנָּא ('ānnā'),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:17 - ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:31 - So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:3 - “Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:5 - And I said, “O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:11 - O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:4 - Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:16 - O LORD, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:25 - Save us, we pray, O LORD!
O LORD, we pray, give us success!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3 - and said, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:4 - I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:14 - Therefore they called out to the LORD, “O LORD, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - And he prayed to the LORD and said, “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.
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