מַעֲנֶה

«מַעֲנֶה» in the Tanakh dictionary: answer — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 6 times · Key: 4617 · BDB: מַעֲנֶה²

Glosses

an.answer (4); [the].answer (1); answer (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

answer tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. answer, response tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Pr 15:1 answer, response;—abs. מ׳־רַךְ Pr 15:1 a gentle answer; cstr. מַעֲנֵה פִּיו v 23, cf. מ׳ לָשׁוֹן 16:1 (i.e. ability to answer); מ׳ אֱלֹהִים Mi 3:7 i.e. response for guidance; abs. also Pr 29:19 response = obedience; Jb 32:3, 5 reply, refutation; sf. לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ Pr 16:4 = for its purpose, that for which it answers (v. Toy).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (6 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מַעֲנֶה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 15:1

מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ יָשִׁ֣יב חֵמָ֑ה וּדְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃

Word for word: an.answer soft it.turns.away rage and a.word of.hurt it.raises anger

JPS 1917: A soft answer turneth away wrath; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Proverbs 16:1

לְאָדָ֥ם מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מַעֲנֵ֥ה לָשֽׁוֹן׃

Word for word: [belong].to a.person [the].plans of.[the].heart and.[is] from Yahweh [the].answer of.[the].tongue

JPS 1917: The preparations of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

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