ענה (ˊnh) — to answer / to respond / to speak up

33 So in the future, you’ll be able to see that I’ve been honest because you’ll be able to see it for yourself: any goat that’s not speckled and spotted, and any sheep that’s not dark-coloured, if it’s in my flock then it must have been stolen.”

OET-LV GEN 30:33

33 And_it _will _testify for_me righteousness _of_my in/on_day in _future _time if/because you _will _come on wage[s]_of_my to_your_face all that not_it is_speckled and_spotted among_goats and_dark among_rams it is_stolen with_me.

Show passage in OET: EXO 20:16

OET-RV EXO 20:16

• 16 You mustn’t lie in court.

OET-LV EXO 20:16

16 Not you _must _testify against_neighbour _of_your transcript _of falsehood.

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Jump to OET EXO 20:16 section.

All 19 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 30:33

EXO: OET EXO 20:16 · OET EXO 23:2

NUM: OET NUM 35:30

DEU: OET DEU 5:20 · OET DEU 19:16 · OET DEU 19:18

RUT: OET RUT 1:21

SA1: OET SA1 12:3

SA2: OET SA2 1:16

JOB: OET JOB 15:6 · OET JOB 16:8

PRO: OET PRO 25:18

ISA: OET ISA 3:9 · OET ISA 59:12

JER: OET JER 14:7

HOS: OET HOS 5:5 · OET HOS 7:10

MIC: OET MIC 6:3

Sense 3: to sing

Semantic domains: Sing (002004001009006)

Core domains: Music and Dance (111)

Definition: = action by which humans produce musical sounds with their voice, often as a celebratory response, either set to a prescribed tune or spontaneous

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Show passage in OET: EXO 15:21

OET-RV EXO 15:21

21 so Miryam sang this response:
⇔ “Sing to Yahweh and tell of his amazing victory—
⇔ He tossed the horses and their riders into the sea.”

OET-LV EXO 15:21

21 And_she _sang to/for_them Miryām sing to/for_YHWH if/because highly _(exalted) he _is _exalted horse and_rider _of_its he _has _thrown in_sea.

Show passage in OET: EXO 32:18

OET-RV EXO 32:18

18 But Mosheh responded, “It’s not a victory march, and it’s not moans of defeat—it’s singing that I can hear!”

OET-LV EXO 32:18

18 And_he/it _said it_is_not a _sound _of singing strength and_it_is_not a _sound _of singing weakness a _sound _of singing I am_hearing.

Jump to OET EXO 15:21 section.

Jump to OET EXO 32:18 section.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

EXO: OET EXO 15:21 · OET EXO 32:18

NUM: OET NUM 21:17

SA1: OET SA1 18:7 · OET SA1 21:11 · OET SA1 29:5

EZR: OET EZR 3:11

PSA: OET PSA 88:0 · OET PSA 119:172 · OET PSA 147:7

ISA: OET ISA 13:22 · OET ISA 27:2

Form 2

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: עָנָו · עֲנָוָה · עֱנוּת · עֳנִי · עָנִי · תַּעֲנִית

Sense 1: to humble oneself, to submit

Semantic domains: Insignificant (002001002015)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: literally: to bow down; hence: = action by which humans put themselves in a lowered status or position with respect to other humans or deities

Forms: vbhit-; vbnif-

Show passage in OET: GEN 16:9

OET-RV GEN 16:9

9 Then Yahweh’s messenger instructed her, “Return to your mistress and do whatever she tells you,”

OET-LV GEN 16:9

9 And_he/it _said to/for_her/it the _messenger _of YHWH return to mistress _of_your and_humble _yourself under hands _of_her.

Show passage in OET: EXO 10:3

OET-RV EXO 10:3

3 So Mosheh and Aharon (Aaron) went in to Par’oh and told him, “This is what Yahweh, God of the Ivrim (Hebrews) says: how long before you’ll submit to me? Let my people go so they can serve me,

OET-LV EXO 10:3

3 And_ Mosheh and_ʼAhₐron _he _went to Parˊoh and_they _said to_him/it thus YHWH the _god _of the _ˊIⱱrī/(Hebrews) he _says until when have _you _refused to_humble _yourself from_before _of_me let _go people _of_my so_that_they _may _serve _me.

Jump to OET GEN 16:9 section.

Jump to OET EXO 10:3 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 16:9

EXO: OET EXO 10:3

KI1: OET KI1 2:26

EZR: OET EZR 8:21

DAN: OET DAN 10:12

Sense 2: to humble oneself by fasting

Semantic domains: Non-Ingest (002001001025)

Core domains: Status (170); Fasting (064)

Definition: literally: to humble (one's) self; hence: = action by which humans refrain from ingesting food ► and so humiliate themselves before a deity

Forms: vbpiel; vbpual (passive)

Collocations: ענה נֶפֶשׁ

Show passage in OET: LEV 16:29

OET-RV LEV 16:29

29 This will be a permanent regulation for you all:
¶ On the 10th of the seventh month (of Tishrei—around September/October), all of you including those who are native-born as well as foreigners living among you, must humble yourselves and not work that day

OET-LV LEV 16:29

29 And_it _will _become to/for_you(pl) (into)_a_regulation _of perpetuity in_month the_seventh on_ten of_month you(pl)_will _afflict DOM selves _of_your(pl) and_all work not you(pl)_will _do the_native-born and_the_sojourner who_sojourns among_you(pl).

Show passage in OET: LEV 16:31

OET-RV LEV 16:31

31 It’ll be a very sacred rest day for you, and you all must humble yourselves—a permanent regulation for you all.

OET-LV LEV 16:31

31 Is_a _sabbath _of sabbath _observance it to/for_you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _afflict DOM selves _of_your(pl) a _regulation _of perpetuity.

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Jump to OET LEV 16:31 section.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: OET LEV 16:29 · OET LEV 16:31 · OET LEV 23:27 · OET LEV 23:29 · OET LEV 23:32

NUM: OET NUM 29:7 · OET NUM 30:13

PSA: OET PSA 35:13

ISA: OET ISA 58:3 · OET ISA 58:5

Sense 3: to violate, to force (someone) to have sex, to rape

Semantic domains: Sex (002001001047)

Core domains: Status (170); Sex (155)

Definition: = causative action by which a man forces himself upon a woman and has non-consensual sex with her ► and so brings humiliation upon her

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: GEN 34:2

OET-RV GEN 34:2

2 but Shekem, the son of Hamor the Hivi, the ruler of the land, saw her and he grabbed her and raped her.

OET-LV GEN 34:2

2 And_ Shəkem the _son _of Ḩₐmōr the_Ḩiūī the _chief _of the_earth/land _he/it _saw DOM_her/it and_he/it _took DOM_her/it and_he _lay DOM_her/it and_he_humiliated _her.

Show passage in OET: DEU 21:14

OET-RV DEU 21:14

14 If you’re not happy with her, then you can’t sell her—you must release her to go wherever she wants because you’ve already humiliated her.

OET-LV DEU 21:14

14 And_it _was if not you _delight in_her and_you_will _let _her _go for_self _of_her and_certainly _(sell) not you_will _sell _her for_money not you _will _treat _as _a _slave (in)_her because that you_have _humiliated _her.

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Jump to OET DEU 21:14 section.

All 13 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 34:2

DEU: OET DEU 21:14 · OET DEU 22:24 · OET DEU 22:29

JDG: OET JDG 19:24 · OET JDG 20:5

SA2: OET SA2 13:12 · OET SA2 13:14 · OET SA2 13:22 · OET SA2 13:32

LAM: OET LAM 5:11

EZE: OET EZE 22:10–11

Sense 4: to be stilled

Semantic domains: Non-Engage (002003003011)

Definition: literally: to be bowed down; hence: = process by which an activity is forcefully put to an end

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: ISA 25:5

OET-RV ISA 25:5

5 and like heat in a dry land.
⇔ You subdued the uproar from foreigners,
⇔ like the shade of a cloud reduces the heat.
⇔ He’ll quieten down the song of ruthless people.

OET-LV ISA 25:5

5 Like_heat in_a _dry _land the_uproar _of strangers you _will _subdue heat by_the_shade _of a _cloud the_song _of ruthless_people he _will _quieten.

Jump to OET ISA 25:5 section.

Sense 5: to be afflicted, to be bothered, to be daunted

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Core domains: Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: to be bowed down; hence: = state in which humans are suffering hardship and trouble and unable to help themselves

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-; vbhit-

Show passage in OET: KI1 2:26

OET-RV KI1 2:26

26 Then concerning Evyatar the priest, the king told him, “Go to your fields at Anatot because you’re marked for death, but I won’t do it today because you carried my master Yahweh’s sacred box ahead of my father David, and because you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

OET-LV KI1 2:26

26 And_to_ʼEⱱyātār the_priest/officer the_king he _said ˊAnātōt go to fields _of_your if/because are_a _man _of death you and_on_day the_this not I_will _put _you _to _death if/because you _carried DOM the _box _of my_master YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Dāvid father _of_my and_because/when you _were _afflicted in_all that father _of_my he _was _afflicted.

Show passage in OET: PSA 107:17

OET-RV PSA 107:17

17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways
⇔ and made to suffer because of their sins.

OET-LV PSA 107:17

17 Fools from_the _way _of their _transgression _of_their and_from_iniquities _of_their they _were _afflicted.

Jump to OET KI1 2:26 section.

Jump to OET PSA 107:17 section.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: OET KI1 2:26

PSA: OET PSA 107:17 · OET PSA 116:10 · OET PSA 119:67 · OET PSA 119:107

ISA: OET ISA 31:4 · OET ISA 53:7 · OET ISA 58:10

ZEC: OET ZEC 10:2

Sense 6: to afflict, to oppress, to make helpless

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Core domains: Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: to bow down; hence: = causative action in which a humans or deities cause (other) humans to suffer hardship and trouble, ► resulting in a state of inability to help oneself

Forms: vbpiel; vbhif-; vbpual (passive)

Show passage in OET: GEN 15:13

OET-RV GEN 15:13

13 and Yahweh said to Avram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that doesn’t belong to them, and they’ll serve the rulers of that land and those rulers will persecute them for 400 years.

OET-LV GEN 15:13

13 And_he/it _said to_ʼAⱱrām certainly _(know) you _will _know if/because _that a _sojourner it _will _be your(ms)_seed/fruit in_land which_not to/for_them and_they_will _serve _them and_they _will _afflict DOM_them four hundred(s) year[s].

Show passage in OET: GEN 16:6

OET-RV GEN 16:6

6 “Listen,” Avram replied, “She’s your slave to do what she’s told. Do whatever you think best.” So Saray started mistreating Hagar, and so she ran away.

OET-LV GEN 16:6