עָנָה

a.nahVerbH6031

be occupied

From: a primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 (עָנָה) through the idea of looking down or browbeating);

Short Definition

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

Full Lexicon Entry

(Qal) to be occupied, be busied with

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

69 times

Appears 69 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
11
Isaiah
8
Deuteronomy
7
2 Samuel
5
Genesis
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 11:39
  • Deuteronomy 22:29
  • Genesis 15:13
  • Judges 16:5
  • Leviticus 23:32

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