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Lexicon :: Strong's H4994 - nā'

Aa
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:
Dictionary Aids

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 403 times in 374 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 5 / 8 (1Ki 14:2–1Ch 22:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:2 - And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now H4994, and disguise yourself so that they will not know that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who spoke concerning me that I would be king over this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:10 - So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please H4994 get me a little water in a [fn]jar, that I may drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:11 - So she went to get it, and he called to her and said, “Please H4994 get me a piece of bread in your hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:21 - Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, I pray H4994 You, let this child’s life return [fn]to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:43 - And he said to his young man, “Go up now H4994, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - So he forsook the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please H4994 let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

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Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Please H4994 know and see how this man is looking for trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children and my silver and my gold, and I withheld nothing from him.”

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Then his servants said to him, “Behold now H4994, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of lovingkindness, please H4994 let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will preserve your [fn]life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:32 - So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please H4994 let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

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Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to [fn]another by the word of Yahweh, “Please H4994 strike me.” But the man refused to strike him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:37 - Then he found another man and said, “Please H4994 [fn]strike me.” And the man [fn]struck him, [fn]wounding him.

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Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please H4994 inquire [fn]first for the word of Yahweh.”

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Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold now H4994, the words of the prophets, as if from one mouth, are good towards the king. Please H4994 let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”

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So he again sent the commander of a third fifty with his fifty. Then the third commander of fifty went up and came and bowed down on his knees before Elijah, and he begged him and said to him, “O man of God, please H4994 let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:2 - And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here please H4994, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So they went down to Bethel.

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And Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please H4994 stay here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So they came to Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:6 - Then Elijah said to him, “Please H4994 stay here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” And he said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So the two of them went on.

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Now it happened when they crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please H4994, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:16 - Then they said to him, “Behold now H4994, there are with your servants fifty excellent men, please H4994 let them go and search for your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.”

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Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the habitat of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land [fn]is unfruitful.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:9 - And she said to her husband, “Behold now H4994, I know that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:10 - “Please H4994, let us make a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it will be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13 - And he said to him, “Say now H4994 to her, ‘Behold, you have been [fn]careful for us with all this [fn]care; what can I do for you? Would you be spoken for to the king or to the commander of the army?’” And she [fn]answered, “I live among my own people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:22 - And she called to her husband and said, “Please H4994 send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:26 - “Please H4994 run now to meet her and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’” And she [fn]answered, “It is well.”

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Now it happened that when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to put to death and to make alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But know now H4994, and see how he is seeking [fn]a quarrel against me.”

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Now it happened when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent word to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Now H4994 let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”

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Then he returned to the man of God [fn]with all his camp, and came and stood before him, and said, “Behold now H4994, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; so now please H4994 take a blessing from your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:17 - So Naaman said, “If not, please H4994 let your servant at least be given two mules’ load of earth; for your servant will no longer offer burnt offering nor will he sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18 - “In this matter may Yahweh pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, Yahweh pardon your servant in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:22 - And he said, “All is at peace. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please H4994 give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’”

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And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now H4994, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:2 - “Please H4994 let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live.” So he said, “Go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:3 - Then one said, “Please H4994 be willing to go with your servants.” And he [fn]answered, “I shall go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:17 - Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Yahweh, I pray H4994, open his eyes that he may see.” And Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:18 - And they came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, “Strike this [fn]people with blindness, I pray H4994.” So He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12 - Then the king arose in the night and said to his servants, “I will now H4994 tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone from the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and get into the city.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:13 - And one of his servants answered and said, “Please H4994, let some men take five of the remaining horses, which remain [fn]in the city. Behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who remain in it; behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who have already come to an end, so let us send and see.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:4 - Now the king was speaking with Gehazi, the young man of the man of God, saying, “Please H4994 recount to me all the great things that Elisha has done.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:12 - And they said, “It is a lie, declare it to us now H4994.” And he said, “Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:34 - Then he came in and ate and drank. And he said, “Take care now H4994 of this cursed woman and bury her, for she is a king’s daughter.”

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Then Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now H4994 to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, “What is this trust that you have?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:23 - “So now, [fn]come H4994, make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to give riders for them.

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Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Speak now H4994 to your servants in Aramaic, for we [fn]understand it; and do not speak with us in [fn]Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:19 - “But now, O Yahweh our God, I pray H4994, save us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Yahweh, are God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:3 - “Remember now H4994, O Yahweh, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept [fn]greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 - Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please H4994 take away the iniquity of Your slave, for I have acted very foolishly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let me now H4994 fall into the hand of Yahweh, for His compassions are exceedingly abundant. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:17 - And David said to God, “Is it not I who [fn]commanded to number the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and done a great evil; but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh my God, please H4994 let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:5 - And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. Therefore now H4994 I will make preparation for it.” So David made ample preparations before his death.

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