ana · please!

What it means

ana (אָנָּא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “please!”.

I beg you!: an exclamation of entreaty.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A cry of pleading, usually to God.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• I beg you ×8
• Ah ×2
• Alas ×1
• Please ×1
• We beg you ×1

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Exodus×1
• 2 Kings×1
• Nehemiah×2
• Psalms×4
• Isaiah×1
• Daniel×1
• Jonah×2

• Genesis 50:17

  ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the Elohim of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

• Exodus 32:31

  So Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.

• 2 Kings 20:3

  “Ah, YHWH, remember, please, how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

• Nehemiah 1:5

  And I said, “I beg you, YHWH, the Elohim of the heavens, the great and fearsome El, who keeps the covenant and loyal love for those who love him and for those who keep his commandments,

• Nehemiah 1:11

  I beg you, Adonai, let your ear, I beg you, be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and give success, I beg you, to your servant today, and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.

• Psalms 116:4

  And on the name of YHWH I called: “I beg you, YHWH, let my soul escape.”

• Psalms 116:16

  I beg you, YHWH, for I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your female servant; you have loosed my bonds.

• Psalms 118:25

  I beg you, YHWH, save, please; I beg you, YHWH, give success, please.

• Isaiah 38:3

  and said, “Ah, YHWH, remember, please, how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

• Daniel 9:4

  And I prayed to YHWH my Elohim and made confession and said, “Please, Adonai, the great and awesome El, who keeps the covenant and loyal love for those who love him and keep his commandments,

• Jonah 1:14

  So they cried out to YHWH and said, “We beg you, YHWH, let us not now perish for the soul of this man, and do not lay on us innocent blood; for you, YHWH, have done as you pleased.”

• Jonah 4:2

  And he prayed to YHWH and said, “I beg you, YHWH, was this not my word while I was still in my land? That is why I hurried to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are El, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, and one who relents concerning evil.

And 1 more times.