נָא
na
“please”
Definition
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered;
- I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Intj
H:Intj
H:Intj
Occurrences
נָא appears 368 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’”“I have a home among my own people,” she replied.
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The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
Behold, now that I have prepared my case,I know that I will be vindicated.
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