587. anachnu

Lexicon

anachnu: we, us

Original Word: אֲנַחְנוּ
Part of Speech: pronoun plural; pronoun plural common
Transliteration: anachnuw
Pronunciation: ah-nakh-noo
Phonetic Spelling: (an-akh'-noo)
Definition: we, us
Meaning: we

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ourselves, us, we

Apparently from 'anokiy; we -- ourselves, us, we.

see HEBREW 'anokiy

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. pronoun
Definition
we
NASB Translation
ourselves (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲנַחְנוּ pronoun 1 plural we see below

אֲנַ֫חְנוּ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ pronoun 1 plural common we (the plural corresponding to אָנֹכִי, as אֲנוּ; to אֲנִי; see W^{SG p. 100}; Phoenician אנחן CIS^{i. 3, 16.17}, Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא, ᵑ7 also נַחְנָא, Syriac , , , ) Genesis 13:8; Genesis 29:4; Genesis 37:7; Genesis 42:11,13; Numbers 9:7; Deuteronomy 1:28,41; Joel 2:17,18, etc. Like אֲנִי, following a participle as its subject Genesis 19:13; Numbers 10:29; Judges 19:18; 2 Kings 18:26; appended to a verb for emphasis Judges 9:28; 2 Kings 10:4; Isaiah 20:6.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primitive pronoun.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for the first-person plural pronoun "we" is ἡμεῖς (hēmeis), which is Strong's Greek Number 2249. This pronoun is used similarly in the New Testament to denote a group including the speaker.

Usage: The pronoun אֲנַחְנוּ is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a collective group that includes the speaker, often used in contexts where a group is acting or speaking together.

Context: The Hebrew pronoun אֲנַחְנוּ (ʾănǎḥnû) is a first-person plural pronoun meaning "we." It is used throughout the Hebrew Scriptures to denote a group of people that includes the speaker. This pronoun is employed in various contexts, including narrative, dialogue, and poetry, to express collective action, decision-making, or identity.

In the Hebrew Bible, אֲנַחְנוּ appears in numerous passages, illustrating the communal aspect of Israelite society and the collective nature of their experiences and responsibilities. For example, in Genesis 42:11, the sons of Jacob declare, "We are all sons of one man. We are honest men; your servants are not spies." Here, אֲנַחְנוּ emphasizes their shared identity and familial bond.

The use of אֲנַחְנוּ also highlights the unity and solidarity among the people of Israel, especially in times of national significance or communal worship. In Exodus 10:26, Moses insists, "Our livestock must also go with us; not a hoof will be left behind. We must take them to serve the LORD our God." This collective pronoun underscores the communal commitment to serving God.

The pronoun אֲנַחְנוּ is integral to understanding the collective mindset and actions of biblical characters and the nation of Israel as a whole. It reflects the shared experiences, responsibilities, and faith of the people, as well as their interactions with God and each other.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲ֭נַחְנוּ אֲנַ֑חְנוּ אֲנַ֔חְנוּ אֲנַ֕חְנוּ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ אֲנַ֛חְנוּ אֲנַ֜חְנוּ אֲנַ֡חְנוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ אֲנַ֥חְנוּ אֲנַ֧חְנוּ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ אֲנַחְנוּ֩ אֲנַחְנוּ֮ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ אנחנו אנחנו׃ וַ֠אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲנַ֓חְנוּ ׀ וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ ׀ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ ואנחנו ’ă·nā·ḥə·nū ’ă·naḥ·nū ’ănāḥənū ’ănaḥnū aNachenu aNachnu vaaNachnu wa’ănaḥnū wa·’ă·naḥ·nū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 13:8
HEB: אֲנָשִׁ֥ים אַחִ֖ים אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
INT: we are brothers ourselves

Genesis 19:13
HEB: כִּֽי־ מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ אֶת־ הַמָּק֖וֹם
KJV: For we will destroy this place,
INT: because to destroy we place this

Genesis 29:4
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
INT: said Haran we

Genesis 37:7
HEB: וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙
INT: behold we were binding sheaves

Genesis 42:11
HEB: נָ֑חְנוּ כֵּנִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ לֹא־ הָי֥וּ
INT: We we true ourselves not become

Genesis 42:13
HEB: עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ אַחִ֧ים ׀ אֲנַ֛חְנוּ בְּנֵ֥י אִישׁ־
INT: your servants brothers ourselves the sons man

Genesis 42:21
HEB: אֲבָל֮ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ֮ עַל־ אָחִינוּ֒
INT: Truly are guilty we concerning our brother

Genesis 42:31
HEB: אֵלָ֖יו כֵּנִ֣ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ לֹ֥א הָיִ֖ינוּ
INT: unto We true ourselves not are not

Genesis 42:32
HEB: שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֲנַ֛חְנוּ אַחִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י
INT: both ten we brothers sons

Genesis 43:8
HEB: נָמ֔וּת גַּם־ אֲנַ֥חְנוּ גַם־ אַתָּ֖ה
INT: die well we well you

Genesis 43:18
HEB: בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מֽוּבָאִ֑ים לְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤ל
INT: our sacks the first we brought may seek

Genesis 44:9
HEB: וָמֵ֑ת וְגַם־ אֲנַ֕חְנוּ נִֽהְיֶ֥ה לַֽאדֹנִ֖י
INT: die also ourselves become will be my lord's

Genesis 44:16
HEB: לַֽאדֹנִ֔י גַּם־ אֲנַ֕חְנוּ גַּ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־
INT: are my lord's both we both whose

Genesis 46:34
HEB: עַ֔תָּה גַּם־ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם־ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ
INT: now both we both our fathers

Genesis 47:3
HEB: עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ גַּם־ אֲנַ֖חְנוּ גַּם־ אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
INT: your servants both we both and our fathers

Genesis 47:19
HEB: לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ גַּם־ אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ גַּ֣ם אַדְמָתֵ֔נוּ
INT: your eyes both we both and our land

Genesis 47:19
HEB: בַּלָּ֑חֶם וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה אֲנַ֤חְנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵ֙נוּ֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים
INT: food become we the land will be slaves

Exodus 10:26
HEB: יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ לֹֽא־ נֵדַ֗ע
NAS: there, we ourselves do not know
INT: the LORD our God ourselves not know

Numbers 9:7
HEB: הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלָ֔יו אֲנַ֥חְנוּ טְמֵאִ֖ים לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ
INT: Those about we are unclean of dead

Numbers 10:29
HEB: מֹשֶׁה֒ נֹסְעִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ אֶל־ הַמָּקוֹם֙
INT: Moses' are setting ourselves to the place

Numbers 20:4
HEB: לָמ֣וּת שָׁ֔ם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ וּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃
INT: to die in it we and our beasts

Numbers 20:16
HEB: מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וְהִנֵּה֙ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ בְקָדֵ֔שׁ עִ֖יר
INT: Egypt now behold we Kadesh A town

Numbers 32:17
HEB: וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּ נֵחָלֵ֣ץ חֻשִׁ֗ים
NAS: but we ourselves will be armed ready
KJV: But we ourselves will go ready armed
INT: ourselves will be armed ready

Deuteronomy 1:28
HEB: אָנָ֣ה ׀ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹלִ֗ים אַחֵינוּ֩
INT: Where we go our brethren

Deuteronomy 1:41
HEB: חָטָאנוּ֮ לַֽיהוָה֒ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ נַעֲלֶה֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּ
INT: have sinned the LORD we go and fight

119 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 587
119 Occurrences

’ă·nā·ḥə·nū — 14 Occ.
’ă·naḥ·nū — 74 Occ.
wa·’ă·naḥ·nū — 31 Occ.