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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - עָנָה

עָנָה

H6031

Transliteration: ʻânâh

Pronunciation: aw-naw'

Definition: abase self


Original: ענה

Transliteration: ‛ânâh

Phonetic: aw-naw'

BDB Definition:

  1. (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with
  2. to afflict, oppress, humble, be afflicted, be bowed down
    1. (Qal)
      1. to be put down, become low
      2. to be depressed, be downcast
      3. to be afflicted
      4. to stoop
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to humble oneself, bow down
      2. to be afflicted, be humbled
    3. (Piel)
      1. to humble, mishandle, afflict
      2. to humble, be humiliated
      3. to afflict
      4. to humble, weaken oneself
    4. (Pual)
      1. to be afflicted
      2. to be humbled
    5. (Hiphil) to afflict
    6. (Hithpael)
      1. to humble oneself
      2. to be afflicted

Origin: a primitive root [possibly rather ident. with H6030" class="dictionary-topic-link">H6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating]

TWOT entry: 1651,1652

Part(s) of speech: Verb


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