ʼânâh — H579

Definition

verb

to approach; hence, to meet in various senses

1. to meet, encounter, approach, be opportune
1. (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
2. (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
3. (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet

Usually translated as

befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel

Origin

a primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish)

• ʼânâh (H578)

Occurrences

ʼânâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), 2 Kings (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1)

• Exodus 21:13 — And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver (אִנָּ֣ה) him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
• 2 Kings 5:7 — And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel (מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה) against me.
• Psalms 91:10 — There shall no evil befall (תְאֻנֶּ֣ה) thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
• Proverbs 12:21 — There shall no evil happen (יְאֻנֶּ֣ה) to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.