Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H577: אָנָּא

ʼânnâʼ · pronounced awn-naw' · “Please!”

Definition

oh now!

KJV translates it as: I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.

Word origin: or אָנָּה; apparent contracted from H160 (אַהֲבָה) and H4994 (נָא);

Extended definition

ah now! I/we beseech you, oh now!, pray now! (participle of entreaty usually followed by the imperative verb)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H577 is translated

  • i beg you ×9
  • we beg you ×4

Bible verses with H577 (ʼânnâʼ)

ʼânnâʼ appears in 12 verses.

  • Genesis 50:17

    So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

  • Exodus 32:31

    And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • 2 Kings 20:3

    I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  • Nehemiah 1:5

    And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

  • Nehemiah 1:11

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  • Psalms 116:4

    Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  • Psalms 116:16

    O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

  • Psalms 118:25

    Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

  • Isaiah 38:3

    And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  • Daniel 9:4

    And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

  • Jonah 1:14

    Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

  • Jonah 4:2

    And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.