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עָנָה

ʻânâh · aw-naw'Hebrew · H6030

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

In the King James Version

give account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also H1042 (בֵּית עֲנוֹת), H1043 (בֵּית עֲנָת).

Translated as

answered (169), answer (46), hear (27), heard (9), testify (6), speak (5), answereth (4), testified (3), sing (3), spake (3), give (2), bear (2), cry (2), witness (2), answeredst (2), shout (1), said (1), answerest (1), sang (1), again (1)

Where it appears

Found in 291 verses

Ruth
1:21, 2:6, 2:11
1 Chronicles
12:17, 21:26, 21:28
2 Chronicles
10:13, 29:31, 34:15
Nehemiah
8:6
Esther
5:7, 7:3
Job
1:7, 1:9, 2:2, 2:4, 3:2, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 8:1, 9:1, 9:3, 9:14, 9:15, 9:16, 9:32, 11:1, 11:2, 12:1, 12:4, 13:22 + 34 more
Proverbs
1:28, 15:28, 18:23, 25:18, 26:4, 26:5
Song of Solomon
2:10
Ezekiel
14:4
Joel
2:19
Amos
7:14
Jonah
2:2
Micah
3:4, 6:5
Habakkuk
2:2
Haggai
2:12, 2:13, 2:14
Zechariah
1:10, 1:11, 1:12, 1:13, 3:4, 4:4, 4:5, 4:6, 4:11, 4:12, 6:4, 6:5, 13:9
Malachi
2:12

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