1) ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)
Part of Speech: interjection
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: apparent contracted from H160 and H4994
Same Word by TWOT Number: 122
אָֽנָּ֫אinterjection (from
אָהּ and
נָא, q. v.) 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 וגAh, now ! forgive, we pray, etc.,
Exodus 32:31 (to God); elsewhere always followed by
׳י or
אֲדֹנָיPsalm 118:25 (twice in verse);
Nehemiah 1:5,11;
Daniel 9:4. Written
אָֽנָּ֫ה2 Kings 20:3 (=
Isaiah 38:3)
Jonah 1:14;
Jonah 4:2;
Psalm 116:4;
Psalm 116:16.
אנב (perhaps spring, leap, so DlHA 65, Pr 114, inferred from Assyrian annabu, hare; against this NöZMG 1886, 734).
Strong's Hebrew: 577. אָנָּא (annah or anna) — 13 Occurrences
Genesis 50:17
HEB:תֹאמְר֣וּ לְיוֹסֵ֗ף אָ֣נָּ֡א שָׂ֣א נָ֠א
NAS: forgive, I beg you, the transgression
KJV: Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass
INT: shall say to Joseph beg forgive Please
Exodus 32:31
HEB:יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אָ֣נָּ֗א חָטָ֞א הָעָ֤ם
NAS: and said, Alas, this
KJV: and said, Oh, this people
INT: the LORD and said Alas has committed people
2 Kings 20:3
HEB: אָנָּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה זְכָר־
NAS: Remember now, O LORD, I beseech
KJV:I beseech thee, O LORD, remember
INT:O LORD Remember
Nehemiah 1:5
HEB: וָאֹמַ֗ר אָֽנָּ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י
NAS: I said, I beseech You, O LORD God
KJV: And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God
INT: said beseech God God
Nehemiah 1:11
HEB: אָנָּ֣א אֲדֹנָ֗י תְּהִ֣י
NAS:O Lord, I beseech
KJV: O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear
INT:O Lord become
Psalm 116:4
HEB:יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה
NAS: O LORD, I beseech You, save
KJV: O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver
INT: of the LORD called beseech LORD save
Psalm 116:16
HEB: אָֽנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־
NAS:O LORD, surely
KJV: O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant;
INT:O LORD surely
Psalm 118:25
HEB: אָנָּ֣א יְ֭הוָה הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה
NAS:O LORD, do save,
KJV: Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD:
INT:O LORD save
Psalm 118:25
HEB:הוֹשִׁ֘יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה הַצְלִ֘יחָ֥ה
NAS: do save, we beseech You; O LORD,
KJV: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
INT: save we beseech LORD send
Isaiah 38:3
HEB: וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ זְכָר־
NAS: Remember now, O LORD, I beseech
KJV: now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked
INT: and said O LORD Remember
Daniel 9:4
HEB:וָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑ה וָאֹֽמְרָ֗ה אָנָּ֤א אֲדֹנָי֙ הָאֵ֤ל
NAS: and said, Alas, O Lord,
KJV: and said, O Lord,
INT: and confessed and said Alas Lord God
Jonah 1:14
HEB:יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אַל־
NAS: and said, We earnestly pray, O LORD,
KJV: and said, We beseech thee, O LORD,
INT: the LORD and said earnestly LORD nay
Jonah 4:2
HEB:יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ הֲלוֹא־
NAS: and said, Please LORD,
KJV: and said, I pray thee, O LORD,
INT: God and said Please God was not
