Nâʼ — H4994

Definition

particle

'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

1. I (we) pray, now, please
1. used in entreaty or exhortation

Usually translated as

now, I beseech, oh, thee, go to

Origin

a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered

Greek equivalents

• axióō (G515)
• nŷn (G3568)
• hōsanná (G5614)

Occurrences

Nâʼ occurs 403 times in 373 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (64), Exodus (13), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (3), Judges (28), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (34), 2 Samuel (33), 1 Kings (17), 2 Kings (32), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (5), Job (23), Psalms (15), Ecclesiastes (1), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (17), Jeremiah (28), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (5), Daniel (2), Amos (2), Jonah (3), Micah (4), Haggai (4), Zechariah (3), Malachi (3)

• Genesis 12:11 — And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now (נָ֣א), I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
• Genesis 12:13 — Say, I pray thee (נָ֖א), thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
• Genesis 13:8 — And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee (נָ֨א), between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
• Genesis 13:9 — Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee (נָ֖א), from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
• Genesis 13:14 — And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now (נָ֤א) thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
• Genesis 15:5 — And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now (נָ֣א) toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
• Genesis 16:2 — And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now (נָ֞א), the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
• Genesis 16:2 — And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee (נָא֙), go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
• Genesis 18:3 — And said, My Lord, if now (נָ֨א) I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
• Genesis 18:3 — And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee (נָ֥א), from thy servant:
• Genesis 18:4 — Let a little water, I pray you (נָ֣א), be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
• Genesis 18:21 — I will go down now (נָּ֣א), and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
• Genesis 18:27 — And Abraham answered and said, Behold now (נָ֤א), I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
• Genesis 18:30 — And he said unto him, Oh (נָ֞א) let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
• Genesis 18:31 — And he said, Behold now (נָ֤א), I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
• Genesis 18:32 — And he said, Oh (נָ֞א) let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
• Genesis 19:2 — And he said, Behold now (נָּא), my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
• Genesis 19:2 — And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you (נָ֠א), into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
• Genesis 19:7 — And said, I pray you (נָ֥א), brethren, do not so wickedly.
• Genesis 19:8 — Behold now (נָּ֤א), I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
• Genesis 19:8 — Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you (נָ֨א), bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
• Genesis 19:18 — And Lot said unto them, Oh (נָ֖א), not so, my Lord:
• Genesis 19:19 — Behold now (נָ֠א), thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
• Genesis 19:20 — Behold now (נָּ֜א), this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
• Genesis 19:20 — Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh (נָ֠א), let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
• Genesis 22:2 — And he said, Take now (נָ֠א) thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
• Genesis 24:2 — And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee (נָ֥א), thy hand under my thigh:
• Genesis 24:12 — And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee (נָ֥א), send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
• Genesis 24:14 — And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee (נָ֤א), that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
• Genesis 24:17 — And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee (נָ֛א), drink a little water of thy pitcher.
• Genesis 24:23 — And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee (נָ֖א): is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
• Genesis 24:42 — And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now (נָּא֙) thou do prosper my way which I go:
• Genesis 24:43 — Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee (נָ֥א), a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
• Genesis 24:45 — And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee (נָֽא).
• Genesis 25:30 — And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee (נָא֙), with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
• Genesis 26:28 — And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now (נָ֥א) an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
• Genesis 27:2 — And he said, Behold now (נָ֖א), I am old, I know not the day of my death:
• Genesis 27:3 — Now therefore take, I pray thee (נָ֣א), thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
• Genesis 27:9 — Go now (נָא֙) to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
• Genesis 27:19 — And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee (נָ֣א), sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
• Genesis 27:21 — And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee (נָּ֥א), that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
• Genesis 27:26 — And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now (נָּ֥א), and kiss me, my son.
• Genesis 30:14 — And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee (נָ֣א), of thy son’s mandrakes.
• Genesis 30:27 — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee (נָ֛א), if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
• Genesis 31:12 — And he said, Lift up now (נָ֨א) thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.
• Genesis 32:11 — Deliver me, I pray thee (נָ֛א), from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
• Genesis 32:29 — And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee (נָּ֣א), thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
• Genesis 33:10 — And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee (נָא֙), if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
• Genesis 33:10 — And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now (נָ֨א) I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
• Genesis 33:11 — Take, I pray thee (נָ֤א), my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.