Hebrew · H376, H6030 · unreviewed

אִישׁ עֹנֶה

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · 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

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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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עָנָה H6030 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
Pronunciation ʿānāh
Moving from attentive response to vocal utterance: to answer, sing, or testify before others
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What does אִישׁ עֹנֶה (ish oneh) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · עָנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a man answering, responding, giving testimony".

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Meaning

a man answering, responding, giving testimony
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 85 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 47 Perfect 21 Participle 8 Imperative 6 Infinitive construct 3
Stem
Qal 78 Niphal 5 Piel 2
Mood
Indicative/jussive 36 Indicative 21 Indicative/cohortative 10 Imperative 6 Jussive 1
OT Occurrences
Gen 41:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 20:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 23:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 32:18 Qal · Infinitive construct Exod 32:18 Qal · Infinitive construct Exod 32:18 Piel · Infinitive construct Num 21:17 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Num 35:30 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 5:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 19:18 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 5:29 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Judg 8:8 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 19:28 Qal · Participle Ruth 1:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 4:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 8:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 12:3 Qal · Imperative · Imperative 1 Sam 21:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 26:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Sam 29:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Sam 1:16 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 18:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 18:24 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Kgs 18:26 Qal · Participle 1 Kgs 18:29 Qal · Participle 2 Kgs 18:36 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 9:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Job 11:2 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 13:22 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Job 15:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 15:6 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 16:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 16:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 19:7 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Job 19:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 32:12 Qal · Participle Job 32:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 32:16 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 32:17 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Job 33:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive +45 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Cross-Language Connections

Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.

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