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עָנָה H6031

H6031 is the Hebrew word עָנָה, transliterated ʻânâh and said aw-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it afflict.

Word: עָנָהTransliteration: ʻânâhSaid: aw-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 68 verses

What it means

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows).

Where it comes from

a primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 (עָנָה) through the idea of looking down or browbeating).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 47 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

afflict 19×afflicted 9×humbled 5×forced 3×humble 2×sing 2×you and ye shall afflict 2×dealt hardly with 1×submit 1×if thou shalt afflict 1×more they afflicted 1×wise 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), speak (by mistake for H6030 (עָנָה)), submit self, weaken, [idiom] in any wise.

Verses using עָנָה

The first 40 of 68 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 15:13 · KJV

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Genesis 16:6 · KJV

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Genesis 16:9 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Genesis 31:50 · KJV

If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

Exodus 1:11 · KJV

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

Exodus 1:12 · KJV

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

Exodus 10:3 · KJV

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 22:22 · KJV

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:23 · KJV

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 32:18 · KJV

And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Leviticus 16:29 · KJV

And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

Leviticus 16:31 · KJV

It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

Leviticus 23:27 · KJV

Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Leviticus 23:29 · KJV

For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 23:32 · KJV

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

Numbers 24:24 · KJV

And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

Numbers 29:7 · KJV

And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

Numbers 30:13 · KJV

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

Deuteronomy 8:2 · KJV

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Deuteronomy 8:3 · KJV

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Deuteronomy 8:16 · KJV

Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

Deuteronomy 22:24 · KJV

Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 22:29 · KJV

Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.

Deuteronomy 26:6 · KJV

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

Judges 16:5 · KJV

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

Judges 16:19 · KJV

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Judges 19:24 · KJV

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

Judges 20:5 · KJV

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

2 Samuel 7:10 · KJV

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

2 Samuel 13:12 · KJV

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

2 Samuel 13:14 · KJV

Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

2 Samuel 13:22 · KJV

And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:32 · KJV

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 22:36 · KJV

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

1 Kings 2:26 · KJV

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

1 Kings 8:35 · KJV

When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:

1 Kings 11:39 · KJV

And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

2 Kings 17:20 · KJV

And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

2 Chronicles 6:26 · KJV

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

Ezra 8:21 · KJV

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6031 mean?

H6031 is the Hebrew word עָנָה (ʻânâh), meaning to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows).

How is H6031 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it afflict (19 times), afflicted (9 times), humbled (5 times), forced (3 times), humble (2 times), among others.

How many times does H6031 appear in the Bible?

עָנָה (ʻânâh) is tagged in 68 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6031 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 (עָנָה) through the idea of looking down or browbeating).

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