Hebrew · H8138, G363 · unreviewed

שָׁנָה

To fold , i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive) · to remind; (reflexively) to recollect

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שָׁנָה H8138 to fold , i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive)
ἀναμιμνήσκω G363 to remind; (reflexively) to recollect
Pronunciation anamimnḗskō
Recalls something to mind again; reflexively means to remember or recollect what was previously known.
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What does שָׁנָה (shanah) mean in the Bible?

שָׁנָה · ἀναμιμνήσκω is a Hebrew word meaning "to repeat or rehearse a matter".

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Meaning

to repeat or rehearse a matter
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 10×
Participle active Esth 1:7 · Esth 3:8 · Prov 24:21 · Prov 26:11
Imperfect 1Sam 26:8 · Job 29:22 · Neh 13:21
Perfect 2Sam 20:10 · Mal 3:6
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:34
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Infinitive construct Gen 41:32
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Participle active Job 14:20
Imperfect Ps 89:35
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 5 Imperfect 4 Perfect 2 Imperative 1 Infinitive construct 1
Stem
Qal 10 Piel 2 Niphal 1
Mood
Indicative/cohortative 2 Indicative 2 Indicative/jussive 2 Imperative 1

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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