עָנָה

vb. answer, respond (NH id., respond, make response; 𝔗 עֲנָא; Syriac ܥܢܳܐ; Old Aramaic Palm. ענה; cf. Arabic عنى, عَنَا intend by saying);— Pf. 3 ms. ע׳ Mi 6:5 +; sf. עָנַנִי 1 S 28:15 +, עָנָךְ Is 30:19; Je 23:37, עָנָהוּ 1 S 9:17 +; 1 s. עָנִיתִי Ho 14:9, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲנֶה Gn 41:16 +, וַיַּעַן Am 7:14 +, sf. יַעֲנֵנִי Jb 20:3 +, etc.; Imv. עֲנֵה Mi 6:3; Pr 26:5 etc.; Inf. cstr. עֲנוֹת Gn 45:3 + [2 S 22:36 v. עֲנָוָה]; Pt. עֹנֶה Ju 19:28 +, etc.;— answer, respond to sthg. said, actual or implied, Ju 8:8; 1 S 4:20; Jb 9:15 +; especially of men, c. acc. pers. Gn 45:3 (E), Ju 5:29; 2 K 18:36 = Is 36:21; Jb 5:1 + very often (c. 110 times); specif. be responsive, i.e. answer kindly, grant request 1 K 12:7 (sf. pers.); = be amenable, docile (toward י׳) Ho 2:17 (of Isr. in fig.); seldom and late, c. acc. of thing replied to, Jb 32:12; 33:13 (De Di Bu), 40:2. of God answering (graciously): usually c. acc. pers.; by oracle 1 S 14:37; 28:6, 15 +, fig. Hb 2:11; by deed 1 S 7:9; 1 K 18:37(×2), cf. בָּאֵשׁ v 24; 1 Ch 21:26, and especially Ho 2:23, 24; 14:9, v. also Mi 3:4 Is 41:17; 49:8 Je 33:3; Jb 12:4 +, especially ψψ, e.g. 3:5; 4:2; 20:2 + 33 times, etc. (in all c. 77 times); rarely c. acc., or cl., of answer: אלהים יַע׳ אֶת־שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹה Gn 41:16; Jb 15:2; Pr 18:23; Ne 8:6 they responded, Amen! 2 S 19:43 they made reply against Isr. (c. עַל against, only here), + quoted answer; c. acc. pers. + answer 1 S 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, David asked leave, etc.; c. 2 acc. (c. 20 times) 2 K 18:36 = Is 36:21; Jb 23:5 +; so = grant, vouchsafe to, נוֹרָאוֹת תַּעֲנֵנוּ ψ 65:6 terrible things dost thou [י׳] vouchsafe to us. often + אָמַר Gn 18:27 Abr. answered and said, Ex 4:1 (J), 19:8 (E), Jb 4:1; 6:1 etc.; + אָמַר אֶל־ Gn 27:39 + 16 times; + א׳ לְ v 37 + 8 times; ע׳ + acc. pers. + אמר, 1 S 9:8 he answered Saul and said, + 23 times (in all c. 130 times); seldom + לֵאמֹר †Nu 32:31 (P), ע׳ + acc. pers. + לא׳ Gn 23:5, 10, 14 (P), 41:16; 42:22 (E), Jos 1:16 (D) seldom + דִּבֶּר Jos 22:21 (P), 2 K 1:10, 11, 12; ע׳ + acc. pers. + ד׳ Gn 34:13 (P). respond to an occasion, speak in view of circumstances: 1 S 9:17 (acc. pers. + quot.), Ju 18:14 (+ אָמַר), Nu 11:28 (JE; + id.), 2 K 1:11 (+ id.), + 19 times fig. יַעֲנֶה אֶת־הַכֹּל Ec 10:19 money meets all demands. specif. respond as a witness, testify, so perhaps pt. עֹנֶה (abs.) Mal 2:12 (in good sense); c. בְּ pers. = in the case of = for Gn 30:33; usually against, 1 S 12:3; 2 S 1:16; Is 3:9; 59:12; Mi 6:3; Je 14:7; Jb 15:6; Nu 35:30 (P), Ru 1:21 (> Be be occupied with; Vrss Luth KitKau עִנָּה humiliate); c. בְּפָנָיו Ho 5:5; 7:10; Jb 16:8; c. לְפָנָיו Dt 31:21 (+ לְעֵד as witness); c. בְּ pers. + acc. of charge, סָרָה 19:16, of false witness שֶׁקֶר v 18, עֵד־שֶׁקֶר Ex 20:16 (Ginsb v 13), ‖ Dt 5:17, Pr 25:18: abs. (bad implic.) Ex 23:2 (E; עַל concerning). less often make response as one accused (respondent) Jb 9:14, 15. make answer, subj. י׳, c. ל pers., Pf. 1 s. נַעֲנֵיתִי Ez 14:4; Pt. נַעֲנֶה v 7 (Qal not in Ez). be answered: Impf. 3 ms. יֵעָנֶה, Jb 11:2 (subj. words). of man = receive answer Pr 21:13, so 1 s. אֵעָנֶה Jb 19:7. Pt. מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּוֹ Ec 5:19, wholly dub.; Hi (God) cause (all things) to respond in the joy of his heart; De answers to the joy, etc.; de Jong Wild occupies him (II. עָנָה with the joy, etc.