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Daniel 3:16
“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עֲנָהʻănâh · an-aw'
H6032 · Aramaic
H6032 · Aramaic
- Definition
- {properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce}
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H6030 (עָנָה)
- KJV renderings
- answer, speak.
- Grammar
- עֲנ֗וֹ — verb Peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 32 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 60:7Psalms 60:7Daniel 2:5Daniel 2:7Daniel 2:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֲנָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.