Hebrew · H587

אֲנַחְנוּ

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אֲנַחְנוּH587

Pronunciationʾănaḥĕnû

What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?

אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) is a Hebrew word meaning "we".

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What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?

אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) is a Hebrew word meaning "we".

How does the BSB render H587?

The BSB source-word alignment has 119 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include we (53), But we (9), and we (7), . . . (6), We are (6).

Where does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (17), Nehemiah (16), 2 Kings (9), Jeremiah (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

we53×Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:21

But we9×Numbers 32:17, Judges 21:18, 1 Kings 22:3, Psalms 20:7

and we7×Joshua 2:19, Ezra 10:4, Nehemiah 4:19, Psalms 95:7

. . .6×Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13, Deuteronomy 5:3, 2 Kings 7:3

We are6×Genesis 29:4, Numbers 10:29, Judges 19:18, 2 Kings 7:9

we [are]4×2 Samuel 5:1, 1 Chronicles 11:1, Nehemiah 9:36

can we3×Deuteronomy 1:28, 2 Kings 10:4, Isaiah 20:6

of us3×Judges 16:5, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Kings 3:18

yet we3×Nehemiah 5:5, Isaiah 53:4, Micah 4:5

neither we2×Genesis 43:8, Jeremiah 35:8

Then we2×Genesis 47:19, Psalms 79:13

and the rest1×Genesis 44:9

and we will1×Exodus 10:26

are we1×Jeremiah 8:14

both we1×Jeremiah 3:25

But as for us1×2 Chronicles 13:10

But it is we1×Psalms 115:18

for us1×Numbers 20:4

If we1×2 Kings 7:9

should we1×Judges 9:28

since we1×Judges 21:7

So we1×Nehemiah 4:21

that we1×Nehemiah 4:10

Then we will1×1 Samuel 8:20

us1×Joshua 9:22

we [were born]1×Job 8:9

we are His1×Psalms 100:3

we will1×1 Samuel 14:8

when we1×Joshua 2:18

whether we1×Judges 18:5

while we1×Nehemiah 9:33

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 13:8

Aligned rows119

Books represented23

Genesis17Exodus1Numbers5Deuteronomy5Joshua8Judges61 Samuel52 Samuel11 Kings32 Kings91 Chronicles32 Chronicles4Ezra7Nehemiah16Job1Psalms8Isaiah4Jeremiah9Lamentations1Ezekiel3Daniel1Micah1Malachi1

Source forms

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ11x’ă·naḥ·nūNumbers 20:16, Deuteronomy 1:28, 2 Kings 7:9, Ezra 4:2

אֲנַ֔חְנוּ9x’ă·naḥ·nūGenesis 19:13, Genesis 42:11, Joshua 2:17, Joshua 9:11

אֲנַ֥חְנוּ9x’ă·naḥ·nūGenesis 43:8, Numbers 9:7, Joshua 2:18, 1 Samuel 14:8

אֲנַ֖חְנוּ9x’ă·naḥ·nūGenesis 43:18, Genesis 46:34, Genesis 47:3, Numbers 20:4

וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ8xwa·’ă·naḥ·nūExodus 10:26, Joshua 2:19, 1 Kings 3:18, 1 Kings 22:3

אֲנַ֤חְנוּ7x’ă·naḥ·nūGenesis 47:19, Deuteronomy 1:41, Joshua 9:22, Nehemiah 4:1

אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃7x’ă·nā·ḥə·nūGenesis 13:8, Genesis 29:4, Judges 9:28, 2 Samuel 5:1

אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙6x’ă·naḥ·nūGenesis 47:19, Joshua 9:19, Joshua 24:18, Ezra 9:7

Parsing patterns

Pronoun - first person common plural88xGenesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural31xExodus 10:26, Numbers 32:17, Joshua 2:19, Judges 16:5

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אֲנַחְנוּ

What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?

What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H587?

Where does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) appear in Scripture?

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