Word Study · Strong's H6051 · Hebrew
עָנָן
anan
aw-nawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻânân
“a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
Rendered in the KJV as
cloud(-y).
- 87occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 18 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 50inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 87 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 50
- הֶעָנָ֖ן8
- הֶֽעָנָן֙7
- עָנָ֣ן5
- הֶֽעָנָ֔ן4
- הֶעָנָ֑ן4
- עָנָ֖ן4
- הֶֽעָנָ֛ן3
- עָנָ֔ן3
- בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן2
- בֶּעָנָ֣ן2
- בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן2
- עֲנַ֣ן2
and 38 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 23
- the cloud34
- cloud12
- a cloud6
- [the] cloud of4
- in the cloud4
- in the cloud[s]4
- and the cloud3
- cloud his2
- cloud[s]2
- like the cloud2
- with the cloud2
- [is] like a cloud of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular34
- noun · masculine singular21
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular13
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 34
- HNcmsa · 21
- HRd/Ncmsa · 13
- HNcmsc · 4
- HC/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
All 87, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus20 of 87 · 23%
- Numbers20 of 87 · 23%
- Ezekiel11 of 87 · 13%
- Job6 of 87 · 7%
- Deuteronomy5 of 87 · 6%
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Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 9:13בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularI have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.here: in the cloud[s]
- Genesis 9:14עָנָ֖ןʾanannoun · masculine singularWhenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,here: cloud
- Genesis 9:14בֶּעָנָֽן׃beananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWhenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,here: in the cloud[s]
- Genesis 9:16בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”here: in the cloud[s]
Exodus20 occurrences
- Exodus 13:21עָנָן֙ʾanannoun · masculine singularAnd the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.here: cloud
- Exodus 13:22הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNeither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.here: the cloud
- Exodus 14:19הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,here: the cloud
- Exodus 14:20הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularso that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.here: the cloud
- Exodus 14:24וְעָנָ֑ןveananconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAt morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.here: and cloud
- Exodus 16:10בֶּעָנָֽן׃ פbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.here: in the cloud
- Exodus 19:9הֶֽעָנָן֒heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.here: the cloud
- Exodus 19:16וְעָנָ֤ןveananconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularOn the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.here: and a cloud
- Exodus 24:15הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,here: the cloud
- Exodus 24:16הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.here: the cloud
- Exodus 24:16הֶעָנָֽן׃heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.here: the cloud
- Exodus 24:18הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMoses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.here: the cloud
- Exodus 33:9הֶֽעָנָ֔ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAs Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses.here: the cloud
- Exodus 33:10הֶֽעָנָ֔ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.here: the cloud
- Exodus 34:5בֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.here: in the cloud
- Exodus 40:34הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.here: the cloud
- Exodus 40:35הֶעָנָ֑ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMoses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.here: the cloud
- Exodus 40:36הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.here: the cloud
- Exodus 40:37הֶעָנָ֑ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIf the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.here: the cloud
- Exodus 40:38עֲנַ֨ןʾanannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.here: [the] cloud of
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 16:2בֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.here: in the cloud
- Leviticus 16:13עֲנַ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.here: [the] cloud of
Numbers20 occurrences
- Numbers 9:15הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOn the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:16הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIt remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:17הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:17הֶֽעָנָ֔ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:18הֶעָנָ֛ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAt the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:19הֶֽעָנָ֛ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularEven when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:20הֶֽעָנָ֛ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:21הֶֽעָנָן֙heananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:21הֶֽעָנָ֛ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:21הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.here: the cloud
- Numbers 9:22הֶעָנָ֤ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhether the cloud lingered for two days, a month, or longer, the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle; but when it was lifted, they would set out.here: the cloud
- Numbers 10:11הֶֽעָנָ֔ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOn the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,here: the cloud
- Numbers 10:12הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.here: the cloud
- Numbers 10:34וַעֲנַ֧ןvaananconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.here: and [the] cloud of
- Numbers 11:25בֶּעָנָן֮beananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.here: in the cloud
- Numbers 12:5עָנָ֔ןʾanannoun · masculine singularand the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,here: cloud
- Numbers 12:10וְהֶעָנָ֗ןveheananconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAs the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,here: and the cloud
- Numbers 14:14וַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙vaananekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.here: and cloud your
- Numbers 14:14עָנָ֗ןʾanannoun · masculine singularAnd they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.here: cloud
- Numbers 16:42הֶעָנָ֑ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.here: the cloud
Deuteronomy5 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 1:33וּבֶעָנָ֖ןuveananconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularwho went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.here: and in the cloud
- Deuteronomy 4:11עָנָ֥ןʾanannoun · masculine singularYou came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.here: cloud
- Deuteronomy 5:22הֶֽעָנָ֣ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe LORD spoke these commandments in a loud voice to your whole assembly out of the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.here: the cloud
- Deuteronomy 31:15עָנָ֑ןʾanannoun · masculine singularThen the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.here: cloud
- Deuteronomy 31:15הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.here: the cloud
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 8:10וְהֶעָנָ֥ןveheananconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORDhere: and the cloud
- 1 Kings 8:11הֶֽעָנָ֑ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularso that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.here: the cloud
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 5:13עָנָ֖ןʾanannoun · masculine singularThe trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloudhere: a cloud
- 2 Chronicles 5:14הֶעָנָ֑ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularso that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.here: the cloud
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 9:12עָנָ֔ןʾanannoun · masculine singularYou led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.here: cloud
- Nehemiah 9:19הֶ֠עָנָןheanonthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularYou in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.here: the cloud
Job6 occurrences
- Job 7:9עָ֭נָןʾanonnoun · masculine singularAs a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.here: a cloud
- Job 26:8עָנָ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singularHe wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.here: [the] cloud
- Job 26:9עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ananonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.here: cloud his
- Job 37:11עֲנַ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them.here: [the] cloud of
- Job 37:15עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ananonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularDo you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?here: cloud his
- Job 38:9עָנָ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singularwhen I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,here: cloud[s]
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 78:14בֶּעָנָ֣ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.here: by the cloud
- Psalms 97:2עָנָ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singularClouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.here: cloud
- Psalms 99:7עָ֭נָןʾanonnoun · masculine singularHe spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.here: cloud
- Psalms 105:39עָנָ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singularHe spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.here: a cloud
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 4:5עָנָ֤ן׀ʾanannoun · masculine singularThen the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,here: a cloud
- Isaiah 44:22וְכֶעָנָ֖ןvekheananconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularI have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.here: and like the cloud
Lamentations1 occurrence
Ezekiel11 occurrences
- Ezekiel 1:4עָנָ֤ןʾanannoun · masculine singularI looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,here: a cloud
- Ezekiel 1:28בֶעָנָ֜ןveananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.here: in the cloud[s]
- Ezekiel 8:11עֲנַֽן־ʾanan-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.here: [the] cloud of
- Ezekiel 10:3וְהֶעָנָ֣ןveheananconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNow when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court.here: and the cloud
- Ezekiel 10:4הֶ֣עָנָ֔ןheananthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.here: the cloud
- Ezekiel 30:3עָנָ֔ןʾanannoun · masculine singularFor the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.here: cloud[s]
- Ezekiel 30:18עָנָ֣ןʾanannoun · masculine singularThe day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.here: a cloud
- Ezekiel 32:7בֶּעָנָ֣ןbeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWhen I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.here: with the cloud
- Ezekiel 34:12עָנָ֖ןʾanannoun · masculine singularAs a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.here: cloud
- Ezekiel 38:9כֶּעָנָ֛ןkeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.here: like the cloud
- Ezekiel 38:16כֶּֽעָנָ֖ןkeananpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.here: like the cloud
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 6:4כַּֽעֲנַן־kaanan-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.here: [is] like a cloud of
- Hosea 13:3כַּעֲנַן־kaanan-preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.here: like a cloud of
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