The meaning of “אָנַשׁ”
Understanding ʼânash reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
desperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful. - to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy 1) to be weak, sick,...
אָנַשׁ
desperate(-ly wicked), incurable, sick, woeful. - to be frail, feeble, or (figuratively) melancholy 1) to be weak, sick, frail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be incurable 1a2) to be sick 1a3) desperate, incurable, desperately wicked, woeful, very sick (pass participle) (metaph.) 1b) (Niphal) to be sick
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 12:15 | “And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.” Word: אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) | |
| Job 34:6 | “Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.” Word: אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) | |
| Isaiah 17:11 | “In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.” Word: אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) | |
| Jeremiah 17:16 | “As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.” Word: אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) | |
| Micah 1:9 | “For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.” Word: אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) |