אֲנָא
ʼănâʼ · an-aw'
I
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or אֲנָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H589 (אֲנִי)lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי;
I
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: I, as for me.
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
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the seed, life continuing › strength, the leader
Strength, the leader of the seed, life continuing of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲנָא 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
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- i9 · 56%
- and i2 · 13%
- even i1 · 6%
- but as for me1 · 6%
- because i1 · 6%
- that i1 · 6%
- as for me1 · 6%
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.