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עָנַן H6049
H6049 is the Hebrew word עָנַן, transliterated ʻânan and said aw-nan'. The King James Version most often renders it pass when i bring.
What it means
figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic.
Where it comes from
a primitive root; to cover; used only as a denominative from H6051 (עָנָן), to cloud over.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer.
Verses using עָנַן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 9:14 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Deuteronomy 18:10 · KJV
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
Deuteronomy 18:14 · KJV
For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
2 Kings 21:6 · KJV
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
2 Chronicles 33:6 · KJV
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Isaiah 2:6 · KJV
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
Isaiah 57:3 · KJV
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
Jeremiah 27:9 · KJV
Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Common questions
What does Strong's H6049 mean?
H6049 is the Hebrew word עָנַן (ʻânan), meaning figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic.
How is H6049 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pass when i bring (1 time), or an observer of times (1 time), observers of times (1 time), observed times (1 time), also he observed times (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6049 appear in the Bible?
עָנַן (ʻânan) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6049 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root; to cover; used only as a denominative from H6051 (עָנָן), to cloud over.
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