What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?
אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) is a Hebrew word meaning "we".
Hebrew · H587
אֲנַחְנוּ
We
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אֲנַחְנוּ H587
Pronunciation ʾănaḥĕnû
What does אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) mean in the Bible?
אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănaḥĕnû) is a Hebrew word meaning "we".
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Questions this entry answers
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 we 53× Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:21
But we 9× Numbers 32:17, Judges 21:18, 1 Kings 22:3, Psalms 20:7
and we 7× 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 are 6× 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 we 3× Deuteronomy 1:28, 2 Kings 10:4, Isaiah 20:6
of us 3× Judges 16:5, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Kings 3:18
yet we 3× Nehemiah 5:5, Isaiah 53:4, Micah 4:5
neither we 2× Genesis 43:8, Jeremiah 35:8
Then we 2× Genesis 47:19, Psalms 79:13
and the rest 1× Genesis 44:9
and we will 1× Exodus 10:26
are we 1× Jeremiah 8:14
both we 1× Jeremiah 3:25
But as for us 1× 2 Chronicles 13:10
But it is we 1× Psalms 115:18
for us 1× Numbers 20:4
If we 1× 2 Kings 7:9
should we 1× Judges 9:28
since we 1× Judges 21:7
So we 1× Nehemiah 4:21
that we 1× Nehemiah 4:10
Then we will 1× 1 Samuel 8:20
us 1× Joshua 9:22
we [were born] 1× Job 8:9
we are His 1× Psalms 100:3
we will 1× 1 Samuel 14:8
when we 1× Joshua 2:18
whether we 1× Judges 18:5
while we 1× Nehemiah 9:33
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:8 אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ to we Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 19:13 אֲנַ֔חְנוּ to we Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 29:4 אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ to We are Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 37:7 אֲנַ֜חְנוּ to We Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 42:11 אֲנַ֔חְנוּ to . . . Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 42:13 אֲנַ֛חְנוּ to . . . Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 42:21 אֲנַחְנוּ֮ to we Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 42:31 אֲנָ֑חְנוּ to We Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 42:32 אֲנַ֛חְנוּ to We Pronoun - first person common plural Genesis 43:8 אֲנַ֥חְנוּ to neither we Pronoun - first person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:8
Aligned rows 119
Books represented 23
Genesis 17 Exodus 1 Numbers 5 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 8 Judges 6 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 9 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 4 Ezra 7 Nehemiah 16 Job 1 Psalms 8 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 9 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 3 Daniel 1 Micah 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ 11x ’ă·naḥ·nū Numbers 20:16, Deuteronomy 1:28, 2 Kings 7:9, Ezra 4:2
אֲנַ֔חְנוּ 9x ’ă·naḥ·nū Genesis 19:13, Genesis 42:11, Joshua 2:17, Joshua 9:11
אֲנַ֥חְנוּ 9x ’ă·naḥ·nū Genesis 43:8, Numbers 9:7, Joshua 2:18, 1 Samuel 14:8
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ 9x ’ă·naḥ·nū Genesis 43:18, Genesis 46:34, Genesis 47:3, Numbers 20:4
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ 8x wa·’ă·naḥ·nū Exodus 10:26, Joshua 2:19, 1 Kings 3:18, 1 Kings 22:3
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ 7x ’ă·naḥ·nū Genesis 47:19, Deuteronomy 1:41, Joshua 9:22, Nehemiah 4:1
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ 7x ’ă·nā·ḥə·nū Genesis 13:8, Genesis 29:4, Judges 9:28, 2 Samuel 5:1
אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ 6x ’ă·naḥ·nū Genesis 47:19, Joshua 9:19, Joshua 24:18, Ezra 9:7
Parsing patterns
Pronoun - first person common plural 88x Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural 31x Exodus 10:26, Numbers 32:17, Joshua 2:19, Judges 16:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. we
Source Gloss
we
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
we Usage: ourselves, us, we.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲנַחְנוּ is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain