עָנַג
ʻânag · aw-nag'
to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be soft or pliable, i.e. (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: delicate(-ness), (have) delight (self), sport self.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up
To see and know of the seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָנַג 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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- delight2 · 20%
- for delicateness1 · 10%
- for then shalt thou have thy delight1 · 10%
- will he delight1 · 10%
- and shall delight1 · 10%
- against whom do ye sport1 · 10%
- then shalt thou delight1 · 10%
- and be delighted1 · 10%
- and delicate1 · 10%
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.