† [
עוּן] 
verb dwell (probably; √ of following; Arabic 

, 

 is 
support, help, see especially Fl
Kl. Schr. i. 87 ff.); — 
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְעָנָה֫ (read 
וְעָ֫נָה ?) 
Isaiah 13:22 and jackals 
shall dwell, etc. (on agreement see Ges
§ 145 k; || 
שׁכן Isaiah 13:21 ), so 

 Buhl; Che
Heb. Hpt. 124 וְשָֽׁכְנוּ; > 
 
  
 
 and others √ IV. 
ענה. — 
Psalm 87:7 see 
מַעְיָן. 
I. עָנָה verb answer, respond (Late Hebrew 
id., respond, make response; 
 עֲנָא
 עֲנָא; Syriac 

, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene 
ענה; compare Arabic 

, 

, 
intend by saying); — 
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ע׳ Micah 6:5 +; suffix 
עָנַנִי 1 Samuel 28:15 +, 
עָנָךְ Isaiah 30:19; 
Jeremiah 23:37, 
עָנָהוּ 1 Samuel 9:17 +; 
1st person singular עָנִיתִי Hosea 14:9 [
Hosea 14:8], etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲנֶה Genesis 41:16 +, 
וַיַּעַן Amos 7:14 +, suffix 
יַעֲנֵנִי Job 20:3 +, etc.; 
Imperative עֲנֵה Micah 6:3; 
Proverbs 26:5 etc.; 
Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Genesis 45:3 + [
2 Samuel 22:36 see 
עֲנָוָה]; 
Participle עֹנֶה Judges 19:28 +, etc.; — 
    d. often + 
אָמַר Genesis 18:27 Abraham 
answered and said, 
Exodus 4:1 (J), 
Exodus 19:8 (E), 
Job 4:1; 
Job 6:1 etc.; + 
אָמַר אֶלֿ Genesis 27:39 + 
16 times; + 
לְ א׳ Genesis 27:37 + 
8 times; 
י׳ + accusative of person + 
אמר, 
1 Samuel 9:8 he answered Saul and said, + 
23 times (in all approximately + 
130 times); seldom + 
לֵאמֹר Numbers 32:31 (P), 
ע׳ + accusative of person + 
עא׳ Genesis 23:5, 
Genesis 23:10, 
Genesis 23:14 (P), 
Genesis 41:16; 
Genesis 42:22 (E), 
Joshua 1:16 (D).
 
    2.
    3.
Niph.. 
    1. make answer, subject 
י׳, with 
ל person, 
Perfect 1st person singular נַעֲנֵיתִי Ezekiel 14:4; 
Participle נַעֲנֶה (
Qal not in Ezekiel).
 
    2. be answered: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵעָנֶה,
Hiph. Participle מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּוֺ Ecclesiastes 5:19 [
Ecclesiastes 5:20], wholly dubious; Hi (God) 
causes (all things) 
to respond in the joy of his heart; De 
answers to the joy, etc.; de Jong Wild 
occupies him (II. 
עָנָה) 
with the joy, etc. 
See related Aramaic BDB entry 
H6032. 
† IV. עָנָה verb sing (Arabic 
 sing, chant
 sing, chant, 
 singing, chanting
 singing, chanting, etc.; Syriac 
 sing responsively
 sing responsively, 
 hymn, refrain
 hymn, refrain; possibly Assyrian 
enû, 
resound (?); Egyptian 
anni is loan-word according to Bondi
80); — 
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְעָנוּ consecutive 
Jeremiah 51:14; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעַנֶה Jeremiah 25:30; 
3rd person feminine singular וַתַּעַן Exodus 15:21; 
3rd person feminine plural וַתַּעֲנֶינָה 1 Samuel 18:7, etc.; 
Imperative עֱנוּ Numbers 21:17; 
Psalm 147:7; 
Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Exodus 32:18 (twice in verse); — 
sing, utter tunefully, 
Exodus 15:21 (E) 
and Miriam sang to (
ל) 
them; of uttering shout (
הֵידָד), as in vintage 
Jeremiah 25:30 (
י׳ subject; + 
אֶלֿ person), in attack 
Jeremiah 51:14 (+ 
עַלֿ person); (
חֲלוּשָׁה) 
קוֺל עֲנוֺת גְּבוּרָה Exodus 32:18 (twice in verse) (E); with 
ל of thing or person laudation 
Numbers 21:17 (J E; well); 
Psalm 147:7 (
י׳; || 
זַמְּרוּ), 
Ezra 3:11; + 
אָמַר 1 Samuel 18:7 the women sang, and said; 
יַעֲנוּ בַמְּחֹלוֺת לֵאמֹר 1 Samuel 21:12 [
1 Samuel 21:11]; 
1 Samuel 29:5; with accusative of thing laudation 
Psalm 119:172 (compare || 
Psalm 119:171). — 
Isaiah 14:22 see 
עון. 
Pi. intensive: 
Imperative עַנּוּלָֿהּ Isaiah 27:2 sing sweetly of it; 
Infinitive קוֺל עַנּוֺת Exodus 32:18 (E) 
the sound of distinct singing; compare 
לְעַנּוֺת Psalm 88:1.
														
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