אָנָּא
Transliteration
'ānnā'
Pronunciation
awn-naw'
Part of Speech
interjection
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparent contracted from אַהֲבָה (H160) and נָא (H4994)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 122

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: אנא (Strongs and Gesenius) אנה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

אָנָּא ʼânnâʼ, awn-naw'; or אָנָּה ʼânnâh; apparent contracted from H160 and H4994; oh now!:—I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H577 in the following manner: I beseech thee (8x), I pray thee (2x), Oh (1x), O (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H577 in the following manner: I beseech thee (8x), I pray thee (2x), Oh (1x), O (2x).

  1. ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָנָּא ʼânnâʼ, awn-naw'; or אָנָּה ʼânnâh; apparent contracted from H160 and H4994; oh now!:—I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.
STRONGS H577: Abbreviations
† אָֽנָּ֫א interjection (from אָהּ and נָא, which see H4994 4. a.) a strong particle of entreaty, ah, now! I (or We) beseech thee! often followed by an imperative; Genesis 50:17 (to Joseph) אָנָּא שָׂא נָא וג׳ Ah, now ! forgive, we pray, etc., Exodus 32:31 (to God); elsewhere always followed by י׳ or אֲדֹנָי Psalm 118:25 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 1:5, 11; Daniel 9:4. Written אָֽנָּ֫ה 2 Kings 20:3 (= Isaiah 38:3) Jonah 1:14; Jonah 4:2; Psalm 116:4; Psalm 116:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

50:17

Exodus

32:31

2 Kings

20:3

Nehemiah

1:5; 1:11

Psalms

116:4; 116:16; 118:25

Isaiah

38:3

Daniel

9:4

Jonah

1:14; 4:2