Strong's Hebrew · H6030
עָנָה
ʻânâh · aw-naw'
give account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also H1042 (בֵּית עֲנוֹת), H1043 (בֵּית עֲנָת).
Definition
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 330 times in Scripture
“The Hittites replied to Abraham,”
“Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—”
“And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.”
“Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,”
“And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?”
“Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.”
“His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.”
“So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.””
“But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?””
“Ephron answered Abraham,”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).