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Lexicon :: Strong's H587 - 'ănaḥnû

Aa
אֲנַחְנוּ
Transliteration
'ănaḥnû
Pronunciation
an-akh'-noo
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Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from אָנֹכִי (H595)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 128

Strong’s Definitions

אֲנַחְנוּ ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo; apparently from H595; we:—ourselves, us, we.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H587 in the following manner: we, ourselves, us.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H587 in the following manner: we, ourselves, us.

  1. we (first pers. pl. - usually used for emphasis)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲנַחְנוּ ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo; apparently from H595; we:—ourselves, us, we.
STRONGS H587: Abbreviations
אֲנַ֫חְנוּ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ pronoun 1st person plural common we (the plural corresponding to אָנֹכִי, as אֲנוּ; to אֲנִי; see WSG p. 100; Phoenician אנחן CISi. 3, 16.17, Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא, Targum also נַחְנָא, Syriac NfnofnAf  , Nfno, نَعْنُ, ንሕነ፡) Genesis 13:8; Genesis 29:4; Genesis 37:7; Genesis 42:11, 13; Numbers 9:7; Deuteronomy 1:28, 41; Joel 2:17, 18, etc. Like אֲנִי, following a participle as its subject Genesis 19:13; Numbers 10:29; Judges 19:18; 2 Kings 18:26; appended to a verb for emphasis Judges 9:28; 2 Kings 10:4; Isaiah 20:6.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H586.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:8; 19:13; 29:4; 37:7; 42:11; 42:13

Numbers

9:7; 10:29

Deuteronomy

1:28; 1:41

Judges

9:28; 19:18

2 Kings

10:4; 18:26

Isaiah

20:6

Joel

2:17; 2:18

H587

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H587 matches the Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ ('ănaḥnû),
which occurs 121 times in 115 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (2Ki 7:3–Jer 8:8)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:3 - Now there were four men with leprosy[fn] sitting at the entrance of the city gates. “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - Finally, they said to each other, “This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let’s go back and tell the people at the palace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12 - The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, “I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:4 - But they were paralyzed with fear and said, “We’ve seen that two kings couldn’t stand against this man! What can we do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:5 - So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king’s sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:13 - he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them.
And they replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:26 - Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:1 - Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:13 - “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15 - We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:16 - We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:10 - “But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the LORD as priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:11 - They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the LORD our God, but you have abandoned him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:12 - O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:2 - So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:3 - But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel replied, “You may have no part in this work. We alone will build the Temple for the LORD, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:7 - From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:4 - Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 - But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:20 - I replied, “The God of heaven will help us succeed. We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. But you have no share, legal right, or historic claim in Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:1 - [fn]Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:10 - Then the people of Judah began to complain, “The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - Then I explained to the nobles and officials and all the people, “The work is very spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:21 - We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:2 - They were saying, “We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:3 - Others said, “We have mortgaged our fields, vineyards, and homes to get food during the famine.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:5 - We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:8 - At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:33 - Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:36 - “So now today we are slaves in the land of plenty that you gave our ancestors for their enjoyment! We are slaves here in this good land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:38 - [fn]The people responded, “In view of all this,[fn] we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:9 - For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:7 - Some nations boast of their chariots and horses,
but we boast in the name of the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:8 - Those nations will fall down and collapse,
but we will rise up and stand firm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:13 - Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7 - for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:3 - Acknowledge that the LORD is God!
He made us, and we are his.[fn]
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:14 - For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18 - But we can praise the LORD
both now and forever!
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:7 - We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap.
The trap is broken, and we are free!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew,[fn] for the people on the wall will hear.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:4 - Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows[fn] that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:8 - And yet, O LORD, you are our Father.
We are the clay, and you are the potter.
We all are formed by your hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:25 - Let us now lie down in shame
and cover ourselves with dishonor,
for we and our ancestors have sinned
against the LORD our God.
From our childhood to this day
we have never obeyed him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the LORD,”
when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

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