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H6031

עָנָה

ʻânâh [aw-naw'] Verb
Core meaningto depress literally or figuratively

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H6031

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

KJV usage: abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030 ), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030 ), speak (by mistake for 6030 ), submit self, weaken, × in any wise.
Etymology: a primitive root (possibly rather identical with 6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating);
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

depress abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for), speak (by mistake for), submit self, weaken, × in any wise.

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