עָנָן
Transliteration
ʿānān
Pronunciation
aw-nawn'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָנַן (H6049)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1655a

Strong’s Definitions

עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

  1. cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass

    1. cloud-mass (of theophanic cloud)

    2. cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).
STRONGS H6051: Abbreviations
I. עָנָן 87 noun masculineExodus 19:16 cloud-mass, cloud; — (הֶ)ע׳ absolute Exodus 19:9 +; construct עֲנַזִ Hosea 6:4 +; suffix עֲנָֽנְךָ Numbers 14:14, עֲנָנוֺ Job 26:9; Job 37:15; plural עֲנִים Jeremiah 4:13; —
1. cloud-mass:
a. especially of theophanic cloud (58 times), chiefly at Exodus in J E (less often P), usually עַמּוּד הֶע׳ Exodus 13:21, 22 + (see עַמּוּד), but also ע׳ alone Exodus 34:5; compare Exodus 14:20 (J), Numbers 10:34; Numbers 11:35; Numbers 14:14 (all J E); עַבהֶֿע׳ Exodus 19:9, כָּבֵד ע׳ Exodus 19:16 (E); ע׳ in P Exodus 16:10; Exodus 24:15 23 times; also Deuteronomy 1:33; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 78:14; Psalm 105:39; in temple 1 Kings 8:10, 11 2 Chronicles 5:13, 14, compare Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 10:3, 4; hence in general Psalm 97:2, as symbol of protection Isaiah 4:5; as a barrier Lamentations 3:44; compare אֲבַק רַגְלָיו וע׳ Nahum 1:3.
b. of rain-bow cloud Genesis 9:13, 14 (twice in verse); Genesis 9:16 (P), Ezekiel 1:28 (simile).
c. עֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר Hosea 6:4; Hosea 13:3 (simile of transitoriness; on phenomenon in Palestine see ChaplinPEQ, 1883, 19), compare Isaiah 44:22; Job 7:9 (both id.); simile of invasion Ezekiel 38:9, 16, plural Jeremiah 4:13.
d. poetic in various connection Job 26:8, 9; Job 38:9; with אוֺר as thunder-cloud Job 37:11, 15.
e. symbolic of gloom Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 32:7; וַעֲרָפֶל יוֺם ע׳ Zephaniah 1:15; Ezekiel 34:12; Joel 2:2, compare Ezekiel 30:3 (all of day of ע׳).
†2. קְטֹרֶת ע׳ Leviticus 16:13 (P) cloud of incense, so Ezekiel 8:11 (strike out ע׳ Co Berthol, not Toy).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:13; 9:14; 9:16

Exodus

13:21; 13:22; 14:20; 16:10; 19:9; 19:9; 19:16; 19:16; 24:15; 34:5

Leviticus

16:13

Numbers

10:34; 11:35; 14:14; 14:14

Deuteronomy

1:33; 4:11; 5:19

1 Kings

8:10; 8:11

2 Chronicles

5:13; 5:14

Job

7:9; 26:8; 26:9; 26:9; 37:11; 37:15; 37:15; 38:9

Psalms

78:14; 97:2; 105:39

Isaiah

4:5; 44:22

Jeremiah

4:13; 4:13

Lamentations

3:44

Ezekiel

1:4; 1:28; 8:11; 10:3; 10:4; 30:3; 30:18; 32:7; 34:12; 38:9; 38:16

Hosea

6:4; 6:4; 13:3

Joel

2:2

Nahum

1:3

Zephaniah

1:15