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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #4617 - מַעֲנֶה

Transliteration

maʻăneh

Phonetics

mah-an-eh'

Origin

from (H6030)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1650f

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

answer, response
(TWOT) place for task

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

BSB (7)

Job 2

Proverbs 4

Micah 1

CSB (5)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

ESV (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

KJV (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

LEB (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

LSB (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

N95 (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

NAS (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

Job 2

Proverbs 5

Micah 1

ASV (8)

answer 1

but the answer 1

everything for its own end 1

for there is no answer 1

he will not give heed 1

in the answer 1

no answer 1

that there was no answer 1

BSB (7)

answer 2

but the reply 1

for his purpose 1

further reply 1

in a fitting reply 1

to refute job 1

CSB (5)

answer 2

his purpose 1

refute 1

the answer 1

ESV (8)

answer 6

purpose 1

respond 1

KJV (8)

answer 7

himself 1

LEB (8)

an answer 1

answer 2

comes the answer of 1

giving heed 1

is for his purpose 1

reply from 1

with answers in 1

LSB (8)

answer 7

purpose 1

N95 (8)

answer 6

purpose 1

response 1

NAS (8)

answer 6

purpose 1

response 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

answer 1

but the answer 1

for there is no answer 1

no answer 1

that there was no answer 1

with the reply 1

yet he will not respond 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1520) n g (גהנ GhN) AC: Answer CO: ? AB: ?

H) e n g (גהנה GhNH) AC: Answer CO: ? AB: ?: An answer or reply to a previous question or request.

V) e n g (גהנה GhNH) - Answer: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (359): (vf: Paal, Niphal) answer, hear, testify, speak, sing, bear, cry, witness, give - Strongs: H6030 (עָנָה), H6032 (עֲנָה)

a^m) e n g m (מגהנה MGhNH) - Answer: KJV (8): answer - Strongs: H4617 (מַעֲנֶה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מַעֲנֶה noun masculine^{Proverbs 15:1} answer, response; — absolute רַֿךְ׳מ Proverbs 15:1 a Gentle answer; construct מַעֲנִה מִּיו Proverbs 15:23, compare לָשׁוֺן׳מ Proverbs 16:1 (i.e. ability to answer); אֱלֹהִים׳מ Micah 3:7i.e. response for guidance; absolute also Proverbs 29:19 response = obedience; Job 32:3,5 reply, refutation; suffix לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ Job 16:4 #NAME? answers (see Toy).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מַעֲנֶה m. (from the root עָנָה)

(1) reply, answer, Job 32:3, Job 32:5; Proverbs 15:1, 23 Proverbs 15:23 hence

(a) hearing and answering of prayers, Proverbs 16:1.

(b) contradiction, refutation, Job 32:3, Job 32:5.

(2) purpose, intent, whence the abbreviated מַעַן. Proverbs 16:4 compare Arab. غى to purpose.

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List of Word Forms

בְּמַעֲנֵה־ במענה־ לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ למענהו מַֽעֲנֶה־ מַעֲנֵ֖ה מַעֲנֵ֥ה מַעֲנֶ֑ה מַעֲנֶ֗ה מַעֲנֶֽה׃ מענה מענה־ מענה׃ bə·ma·‘ă·nêh- bəma‘ănêh- bemaaneh lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū lamma‘ănêhū lammaaNehu ma‘ăneh ma‘ănêh ma‘ăneh- ma·‘ă·neh ma·‘ă·nêh ma·‘ă·neh- maaNeh