אָן
ʼân · awn
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
Lexicon
Derivation: or אָנָה; contracted from H370 (אַיִן);
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
- where?
- hence, whither?, when?
- also, hither and thither
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
41 occurrences · 41 OT · 0 NT · 23 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- is not; and i, whither1 · 13%
- whither1 · 13%
- thence any whither1 · 13%
- abroad any whither1 · 13%
- no whither1 · 13%
- where1 · 13%
- how1 · 13%
- whithersoever1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.