מַעֲנֶה
ma.a.neh
“answer”
Definition
a reply (favorable or contradictory)
from H6030 (עָנָה);
- answer, response 2) (TWOT) place for task
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַעֲנֶה appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
Then the seers will be ashamedand the diviners will be disgraced.They will all cover their mouthsbecause there is no answer from God.”
A gentle answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.