Strong H579אָנָה
to meet
- Transliteration
- 'ânâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-naw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses: - {befall} {deliver} {happen} seek a quarrel.
Detailed definition
1) to meet, encounter, approach, be opportune
1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet
1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet
In the Bible
Strong H579 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- befall1
- deliver1
- happen1
- quarrel1
First verses
- Exodus 21:13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
- 2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
- Psalms 91:10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
- Proverbs 12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.