Lexicon :: Strong's H4994 - nā'

נָא

Transliteration

nā'

Pronunciation

naw

Part of Speech

particle

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered:

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1269

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נָא nâʼ, naw; a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction:—I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4994 in the following manner: now, I beseech ..., I pray ..., Oh, go to.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4994 in the following manner: now, I beseech ..., I pray ..., Oh, go to.

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

I (we) pray, now, please
1. used in entreaty or exhortation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4994: Abbreviations

I. נָא particle of entreaty or exhortation I (we) pray, now (enclitic) (Syriac acn, Wcn; compare Ethiopic ነዲ፡ veni, age! Di^{§ 160.1} Lex⁶⁷⁵ Kö^{ii. 244}); — attached:

1. to the imperative, especially in colloquial style, when it expresses an entreaty or admonition, as Genesis 12:13 אִמְרִי־נָא say, I pray, Genesis 13:9 הִפָּרֶד־ מֵעָלַי נָא, Genesis 13:14 שָׂא־נָא עֵינֶיךָ, Genesis 15:5 הַבֶּט־נָא השׁמימה, Genesis 24:2 + often, Numbers 20:10 שׁמעו־נא המוֺרים, Judges 13:4; Judges 16:6, 10, 28; Judges 18:5, etc., Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 5:3; Amos 7:2, 5; rarely in a command, Genesis 22:2; Isaiah 7:3). Ironically, in a challenge, Isaiah 47:12; Job 40:10. Once anomalously attached to a substantive, or (accents) prefixed to a verb, Numbers 12:13 אֵ֕ל נָא֛ רְָפָ֥א נָא֖ (Ew ^{§ 246 a} Di אַל־נָא; see 3b).

2. to the perfect with waw consecutive, in a precative sense (Dr^{§ 119} δ) Genesis 40:14.

3. to the imperfect, when leave is asked, or a prayer or desire expressed;

a. in 1st person, especially with ה cohortative, Genesis 19:8 אוציאה־נא let me, I pray, bring out, Genesis 19:20 אִמָּֽלְטָה־נָּא שָׁ֑מָּה, Genesis 24:12 הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי Genesis 24:14 הַטִּי־נָא Genesis 24:17; Genesis 24:23; Genesis 24:43; Genesis 24:45; Genesis 25:30; Genesis 32:12, 30 + often, Exodus 3:18 נלכה־נא let us go, I pray, Numbers 20:17; Isaiah 5:5; and in self-deliberation, Genesis 18:21 ארדה־נּא I will go down, now ! Exodus 3:3 אסורה־נּא ואראה I will turn aside, now, and see, 2 Samuel 14:15; Songs 3:2; Isaiah 5:1; with אַל Job 32:21.

b. in 2nd person, with אַל, in deprecation, Genesis 18:3 אל־נא תעבר מעל עבדך, Genesis 19:7; Genesis 47:29; Numbers 10:31, etc.; hence elliptical אל־נא do not, I pray, (do this,) Genesis 19:18; Genesis 33:10; Numbers 12:13 Ew Di.

c. in 3rd person, Genesis 18:4 יֻקַּח־נָא let there be brought, I pray, Genesis 26:28; Genesis 33:14; Genesis 44:18, 33, etc., 2 Samuel 14:11, 12, 17; 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 2:9; Psalm 7:10; Psalm 118:2; Psalm 118:3; ironically Isaiah 19:12; Isaiah 47:13, or defiantly Jeremiah 17:15 where is the word of J.? יָבוֺא נָא; with אַל, Genesis 13:8 אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה, Genesis 18:30 אַל־נָא יִחַר לַאדֹנָי, Genesis 37:27; Numbers 12:12.

4. joined to conjunctions and interjections:

a. [אָהּ־נָא, contracted] H577 אָ֫נָּא.

b. אַל־נָא see above 3b, c.

c. אִם־נָא, especially in the phrase אם נא מצאתי חן בעיניך, used by one craving a favourable hearing Genesis 30:27; Genesis 33:10; Judges 6:17; 1 Samuel 27:5, and with נא repeated in the request itself Genesis 18:3; Genesis 47:29; Genesis 50:4; Exodus 33:13; Exodus 34:9; otherwise Genesis 24:42.

d. הִנֵּה־נָא behold, I pray, craving a favourable consideration of the fact pointed to by הִנֵּה, and of the request founded upon it (with which נא is often repeated), Genesis 12:11; Genesis 16:2; Genesis 18:27, 31; Genesis 19:2, 8, 19, 20; Genesis 27:2; Judges 13:3; Judges 19:9; 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 13:24; 2 Kings 2:16, 19; 2 Kings 4:9 +, Job 13:18; Job 33:2; Job 40:15, 16.

e. (לנו) אוֺי־נָא לי Woe, now, to me (us) ! Jeremiah 4:31; Jeremiah 45:3; Lamentations 5:16.

f. אַיֵּה־נָא where, pray ? Psalm 115:2.

g. נֶגְדָּה־נָּא, peculiarly, Psalm 116:14; Psalm 116:18 my vows to J. I will perform, נגדה־נא לכל־עמו O that (it may be) before all his people !

† II. נָא adjective raw, of flesh Exodus 12:9 (P; opposed to H1311 בשׁל). I. נָא above.

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Genesis

12:11; 12:13; 13:8; 13:9; 13:14; 15:5; 16:2; 18:3; 18:3; 18:4; 18:21; 18:27; 18:30; 18:31; 19:2; 19:7; 19:8; 19:8; 19:18; 19:19; 19:20; 19:20; 22:2; 24:2; 24:12; 24:14; 24:17; 24:23; 24:42; 24:43; 24:45; 25:30; 26:28; 27:2; 30:27; 32:12; 32:30; 33:10; 33:10; 33:14; 37:27; 40:14; 44:18; 44:33; 47:29; 47:29; 50:4

Exodus

3:3; 3:18; 12:9; 33:13; 34:9

Numbers

10:31; 12:12; 12:13; 12:13; 20:10; 20:17

Judges

6:17; 13:3; 13:4; 16:6; 16:10; 16:28; 18:5; 19:9

1 Samuel

9:6; 16:15; 27:5

2 Samuel

13:24; 14:11; 14:12; 14:15; 14:17

1 Kings

17:21

2 Kings

2:9; 2:16; 2:19; 4:9

Job

13:18; 32:21; 33:2; 40:10; 40:15; 40:16

Psalms

7:10; 115:2; 116:14; 116:18; 118:2; 118:3

Song of Songs

3:2

Isaiah

1:18; 5:1; 5:3; 5:5; 7:3; 19:12; 47:12; 47:13

Jeremiah

4:31; 17:15; 45:3

Lamentations

5:16

Amos

7:2; 7:5

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Strong's Number H4994 matches the Hebrew נָא (nā'),
which occurs 403 times in 374 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 12:11–Gen 37:16)

Gen 12:11

Gen 12:11 - And it came to pass, when^H834 he was come near^H7126 to enter^H935 into Egypt,^H4714 that he said^H559 unto Sarai^H8297 his wife,^H802 Behold^H2009 now,^H4994 I know^H3045 that thou art a fair^H3303 woman^H802 to look upon:^H4758

Gen 12:13

Gen 12:13 - Say,^H559 I pray thee,^H4994 thou art my sister:^H269 that^H4616 it may be well^H3190 with me for thy sake; and my soul^H5315 shall live^H2421 because of thee.^H1558

Gen 13:8

Gen 13:8 - And Abram^H87 said^H559 unto Lot,^H3876 Let there be^H1961 no^H408 strife,^H4808 I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen^H7462 and thy herdmen;^H7462 for we^H582 be brethren.^H251

Gen 13:9

Gen 13:9 - Is not the whole land^H776 before thee?^H6440 separate thyself,^H6504 I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand,^H8040 then I will go to the right;^H3231 or if thou depart to the right hand,^H3225 then I will go to the left.^H8041

Gen 13:14

Gen 13:14 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Abram,^H87 after^H310 that Lot^H3876 was separated^H6504 from him, Lift up^H5375 now thine eyes,^H5869 and look^H7200 from the place^H4725 where thou art northward,^H6828 and southward,^H5045 and eastward,^H6924 and westward:^H3220

Gen 15:5

Gen 15:5 - And he brought him forth^H3318 abroad,^H2351 and said,^H559 Look^H5027 now toward heaven,^H8064 and tell^H5608 the stars,^H3556 if thou be able^H3201 to number^H5608 them: and he said^H559 unto him, So^H3541 shall thy seed^H2233 be.

Gen 16:2

Gen 16:2 - And Sarai^H8297 said^H559 unto Abram,^H87 Behold now, the LORD^H3068 hath restrained me^H6113 from bearing:^H3205 I pray thee, go in^H935 unto my maid;^H8198 it may^H194 be that I may obtain children^H1129 by her. And Abram^H87 hearkened^H8085 to the voice^H6963 of Sarai.^H8297

Gen 18:3

Gen 18:3 - And said,^H559 My Lord,^H136 if now I have found^H4672 favour^H2580 in thy sight,^H5869 pass not away,^H5674 I pray thee, from thy servant:^H5650

Gen 18:4

Gen 18:4 - Let a little^H4592 water,^H4325 I pray you,^H4994 be fetched,^H3947 and wash^H7364 your feet,^H7272 and rest yourselves^H8172 under the tree:^H6086

Gen 18:21

Gen 18:21 - I will go down^H3381 now, and see^H7200 whether they have done^H6213 altogether^H3617 according to the cry^H6818 of it, which is come^H935 unto me; and if not, I will know.^H3045

Gen 18:27

Gen 18:27 - And Abraham^H85 answered^H6030 and said,^H559 Behold now, I have taken upon me^H2974 to speak^H1696 unto the Lord,^H136 which^H595 am but dust^H6083 and ashes:^H665

Gen 18:30

Gen 18:30 - And he said^H559 unto him, Oh^H4994 let not the Lord^H136 be angry,^H2734 and I will speak:^H1696 Peradventure there shall thirty^H7970 be found^H4672 there. And he said,^H559 I will not do^H6213 it, if I find^H4672 thirty^H7970 there.

Gen 18:31

Gen 18:31 - And he said,^H559 Behold now, I have taken upon me^H2974 to speak^H1696 unto the Lord:^H136 Peradventure there shall be twenty^H6242 found^H4672 there. And he said,^H559 I will not destroy^H7843 it for twenty's^H6242 sake.

Gen 18:32

Gen 18:32 - And he said,^H559 Oh let not the Lord^H136 be angry,^H2734 and I will speak^H1696 yet^H389 but this once:^H6471 Peradventure ten^H6235 shall be found^H4672 there. And he said,^H559 I will not destroy^H7843 it for ten's^H6235 sake.

Gen 19:2

Gen 19:2 - And he said,^H559 Behold now, my lords,^H113 turn in,^H5493 I pray you, into your servant's^H5650 house,^H1004 and tarry all night,^H3885 and wash^H7364 your feet,^H7272 and ye shall rise up early,^H7925 and go^H1980 on your ways.^H1870 And they said,^H559 Nay; but we will abide^H3885 ➔ in the street^H7339 all night.^H3885

Gen 19:7

Gen 19:7 - And said,^H559 I pray you, brethren,^H251 do not so wickedly.^H7489

Gen 19:8

Gen 19:8 - Behold now, I have two^H8147 daughters^H1323 which have not known^H3045 man;^H376 let me, I pray you, bring them out^H3318 unto you, and do^H6213 ye to them as is good^H2896 in your eyes:^H5869 only unto these^H411 men^H582 do^H6213 nothing;^H408^H1697 for therefore came^H935 they under the shadow^H6738 of my roof.^H6982

Gen 19:18

Gen 19:18 - And Lot^H3876 said^H559 unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:^H113

Gen 19:19

Gen 19:19 - Behold now, thy servant^H5650 hath found^H4672 grace^H2580 in thy sight,^H5869 and thou hast magnified^H1431 thy mercy,^H2617 which thou hast shewed^H6213 unto me^H5978 in saving^H2421 my life;^H5315 and I cannot^H3201 escape^H4422 to the mountain,^H2022 lest some evil^H7451 take^H1692 me, and I die:^H4191

Gen 19:20

Gen 19:20 - Behold now, this city^H5892 is near^H7138 to flee^H5127 unto, and it^H1931 is a little one:^H4705 Oh, let me escape^H4422 thither, (is it not a little one?)^H4705 and my soul^H5315 shall live.^H2421

Gen 22:2

Gen 22:2 - And he said,^H559 Take now^H3947 thy son,^H1121 thine only^H3173 son Isaac,^H3327 whom thou lovest,^H157 and get thee^H3212 into the land^H776 of Moriah;^H4179 and offer him^H5927 there for a burnt offering^H5930 upon one^H259 of the mountains^H2022 which I will tell^H559 thee of.

Gen 24:2

Gen 24:2 - And Abraham^H85 said^H559 unto his eldest^H2205 servant^H5650 of his house,^H1004 that ruled over^H4910 all that he had, Put,^H7760 I pray thee, thy hand^H3027 under my thigh:^H3409

Gen 24:12

Gen 24:12 - And he said,^H559 O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of my master^H113 Abraham,^H85 I pray thee, send me^H6440 good speed^H7136 this day,^H3117 and shew^H6213 kindness^H2617 unto^H5973 my master^H113 Abraham.^H85

Gen 24:14

Gen 24:14 - And let it come to pass, that the damsel^H5291 to whom I shall say,^H559 Let down^H5186 thy pitcher,^H3537 I pray thee, that I may drink;^H8354 and she shall say,^H559 Drink,^H8354 and I will give^H8248 ➔ thy camels^H1581 drink^H8248 also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed^H3198 for thy servant^H5650 Isaac;^H3327 and thereby shall I know^H3045 that thou hast shewed^H6213 kindness^H2617 unto my master.^H113

Gen 24:17

Gen 24:17 - And the servant^H5650 ran^H7323 to meet her,^H7125 and said,^H559 Let me, I pray thee, drink^H1572 a little^H4592 water^H4325 of thy pitcher.^H3537

Gen 24:23

Gen 24:23 - And said,^H559 Whose^H4310 daughter^H1323 art thou?^H859 tell^H5046 me, I pray thee: is there^H3426 room^H4725 in thy father's^H1 house^H1004 for us to lodge in?^H3885

Gen 24:42

Gen 24:42 - And I came^H935 this day^H3117 unto the well,^H5869 and said,^H559 O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of my master^H113 Abraham,^H85 if now thou do^H3426 prosper^H6743 my way^H1870 which I go:^H1980

Gen 24:43

Gen 24:43 - Behold, I stand^H5324 by the well^H5869 of water;^H4325 and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin^H5959 cometh forth^H3318 to draw^H7579 water, and I say^H559 to her, Give me,^H8248 ➔ I pray thee, a little^H4592 water^H4325 of thy pitcher^H3537 to drink;^H8248

Gen 24:45

Gen 24:45 - And before I had done^H3615 speaking^H1696 in mine heart,^H3820 behold, Rebekah^H7259 came forth^H3318 with her pitcher^H3537 on her shoulder;^H7926 and she went down^H3381 unto the well,^H5869 and drew^H7579 water: and I said^H559 unto her, Let me drink,^H8248 I pray thee.

Gen 25:30

Gen 25:30 - And Esau^H6215 said^H559 to Jacob,^H3290 Feed^H3938 me, I pray thee, with^H4480 that same^H122 red^H122 pottage; for I am faint:^H5889 therefore was his name^H8034 called^H7121 Edom.^H123

Gen 26:28

Gen 26:28 - And they said,^H559 We saw^H7200 certainly^H7200 that the LORD^H3068 was with thee: and we said,^H559 Let there be now an oath^H423 betwixt^H996 us, even betwixt^H996 us and thee, and let us make^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with thee;

Gen 27:2

Gen 27:2 - And he said,^H559 Behold now, I am old,^H2204 I know^H3045 not the day^H3117 of my death:^H4194

Gen 27:3

Gen 27:3 - Now therefore take,^H5375 I pray thee, thy weapons,^H3627 thy quiver^H8522 and thy bow,^H7198 and go out^H3318 to the field,^H7704 and take^H6679 me some venison;^H6718^H6720

Gen 27:9

Gen 27:9 - Go^H3212 now to the flock,^H6629 and fetch^H3947 me from thence two^H8147 good^H2896 kids^H1423 of the goats;^H5795 and I will make^H6213 them savoury meat^H4303 for thy father,^H1 such as he loveth:^H157

Gen 27:19

Gen 27:19 - And Jacob^H3290 said^H559 unto his father,^H1 I am Esau^H6215 thy firstborn;^H1060 I have done^H6213 according as thou badest^H1696 me: arise,^H6965 I pray thee, sit^H3427 and eat^H398 of my venison,^H6718 that thy soul^H5315 may bless^H1288 me.

Gen 27:21

Gen 27:21 - And Isaac^H3327 said^H559 unto Jacob,^H3290 Come near,^H5066 I pray thee, that I may feel^H4184 thee, my son,^H1121 whether thou be my very^H2088 son^H1121 Esau^H6215 or not.

Gen 27:26

Gen 27:26 - And his father^H1 Isaac^H3327 said^H559 unto him, Come near^H5066 now, and kiss^H5401 me, my son.^H1121

Gen 30:14

Gen 30:14 - And Reuben^H7205 went in^H3212 the days^H3117 of wheat^H2406 harvest,^H7105 and found^H4672 mandrakes^H1736 in the field,^H7704 and brought^H935 them unto his mother^H517 Leah.^H3812 Then Rachel^H7354 said^H559 to Leah,^H3812 Give me,^H5414 I pray thee, of thy son's^H1121 mandrakes.^H1736

Gen 30:27

Gen 30:27 - And Laban^H3837 said^H559 unto him, I pray thee, if I have found^H4672 favour^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 tarry: for I have learned by experience^H5172 that the LORD^H3068 hath blessed^H1288 me for thy sake.^H1558

Gen 31:12

Gen 31:12 - And he said,^H559 Lift up^H5375 now thine eyes,^H5869 and see,^H7200 all the rams^H6260 which leap^H5927 upon the cattle^H6629 are ringstraked,^H6124 speckled,^H5348 and grisled:^H1261 for I have seen^H7200 all that Laban^H3837 doeth^H6213 unto thee.

Gen 32:11

Gen 32:11 - Deliver me,^H5337 I pray thee, from the hand^H3027 of my brother,^H251 from the hand^H3027 of Esau:^H6215 for I fear^H3373 him, lest he will come^H935 and smite me,^H5221 and the mother^H517 with^H5921 the children.^H1121

Gen 32:29

Gen 32:29 - And Jacob^H3290 asked^H7592 him, and said,^H559 Tell^H5046 me, I pray thee, thy name.^H8034 And he said,^H559 Wherefore is it^H2088 that thou dost ask^H7592 after my name?^H8034 And he blessed^H1288 him there.

Gen 33:10

Gen 33:10 - And Jacob^H3290 said,^H559 Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found^H4672 grace^H2580 in thy sight,^H5869 then receive^H3947 my present^H4503 at my hand:^H3027 for therefore I have seen^H7200 thy face,^H6440 as though I had seen^H7200 the face^H6440 of God,^H430 and thou wast pleased with me.^H7521

Gen 33:11

Gen 33:11 - Take,^H3947 I pray thee, my blessing^H1293 that is brought^H935 to thee; because God^H430 hath dealt graciously with me,^H2603 and because^H3605 ➔ I have^H3426 enough.^H3605 And he urged^H6484 him, and he took^H3947 it.

Gen 33:14

Gen 33:14 - Let my lord,^H113 I pray thee, pass over^H5674 before^H6440 his servant:^H5650 and I will lead on^H5095 softly,^H328 according as^H7272 the cattle^H4399 that goeth before me^H6440 and the children^H3206 be able to endure,^H7272 until I come^H935 unto my lord^H113 unto Seir.^H8165

Gen 33:15

Gen 33:15 - And Esau^H6215 said,^H559 Let me now leave^H3322 with thee some of the folk^H5971 that are with me. And he said,^H559 What^H4100 needeth it? let me find^H4672 grace^H2580 in the sight^H5869 of my lord.^H113

Gen 34:8

Gen 34:8 - And Hamor^H2544 communed^H1696 with them, saying,^H559 The soul^H5315 of my son^H1121 Shechem^H7927 longeth^H2836 for your daughter:^H1323 I pray you give^H5414 her him to wife.^H802

Gen 37:6

Gen 37:6 - And he said^H559 unto them, Hear,^H8085 I pray you, this dream^H2472 which I have dreamed:^H2492

Gen 37:14

Gen 37:14 - And he said^H559 to him, Go,^H3212 I pray thee, see^H7200 whether it be well^H7965 with thy brethren,^H251 and well^H7965 with the flocks;^H6629 and bring^H7725 ➔ me word^H1697 again.^H7725 So he sent^H7971 him out of the vale^H6010 of Hebron,^H2275 and he came^H935 to Shechem.^H7927

Gen 37:16

Gen 37:16 - And he said,^H559 I seek^H1245 my brethren:^H251 tell^H5046 me, I pray thee, where^H375 they feed^H7462 their flocks.

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