Word Study · Strong's H6049 · Hebrew

עָנַן

anan

aw-nan'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻânan

“figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. practise magic

Rendered in the KJV as

[idiom] bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer.

11
occurrencesin the Old Testament
9 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
11
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 11 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 11

בְּעַֽנְנִ֥י1
וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים1
וְעוֹנֵ֣ן1
וְעוֹנֵ֤ן1
וְעֹֽנְנִ֖ים1
מְעוֹנֵ֥ן1
מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃1
מְעֹנְנִ֥ים1
עֹנְנָ֑ה1
עֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם1
תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃1

How it is rendered · 8

a soothsayer2
and he practiced soothsaying2
and soothsayers2
[the] soothsayer1
soothsayers1
soothsayers your1
when bring cloud I1
you will practice soothsaying1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 8

Hc/Vpq3ms2
conjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vpq3ms · 2
HC/Vprmpa · 2
HVprmpa · 2
HR/Vpcc/Sp1bs · 1
HVpi2mp · 1
HVprfsa · 1
HVprmpc/Sp2mp · 1
HVprmsa · 1

All 11, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Deuteronomy2 of 11 · 18%
Isaiah2 of 11 · 18%
Genesis1 of 11 · 9%
Leviticus1 of 11 · 9%
Judges1 of 11 · 9%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 9:14בְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbeanipreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,here: when bring cloud I

Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 19:26תְעוֹנֵֽנוּ׃teonenuverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralYou must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.here: you will practice soothsaying

Deuteronomy2 occurrences

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 9:37מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃meonimverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralThen Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”here: [the] soothsayer

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 21:6וְעוֹנֵ֣ןveonenHc/Vpq3msHe sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.here: and he practiced soothsaying

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 33:6וְעוֹנֵ֤ןveonenHc/Vpq3msHe sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.here: and he practiced soothsaying

Isaiah2 occurrences

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 27:9עֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖םʾoneneikhemverb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralBut as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’here: soothsayers your

Micah1 occurrence

Micah 5:12וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖יםumeonimconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralI will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.here: and soothsayers

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