אֲנַחְנוּ
ʼănachnûw · an-akh'-noo
we
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from H595 (אָנֹכִי);
we
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ourselves, us, we.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish
Strength, the leader of the seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲנַחְנוּ 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
120 occurrences · 120 OT · 0 NT · 32 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- for we1 · 17%
- but we ourselves1 · 17%
- but with us1 · 17%
- we1 · 17%
- me, none of us1 · 17%
- against them? thus1 · 17%
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.