Lexicon :: Strong's H6051 - ʿānān

עָנָן

Transliteration

ʿānān

Pronunciation

aw-nawn'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From עָנַן (H6049)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1655a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's H6051 in the following manner: cloud (81x), cloudy (6x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass
1. cloud-mass (of theophanic cloud)
2. cloud

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

עָנָן ʻânân, aw-nawn'; from H6049; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud:—cloud(-y).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H6051: Abbreviations

I. עָנָן ₈₇ noun masculine^{Exodus 19:16} cloud-mass, cloud; — (הֶ)ע׳ absolute Exodus 19:9 +; construct עֲנַזִ Hosea 6:4 +; suffix עֲנָֽנְךָ Numbers 14:14, עֲנָנוֺ Job 26:9; Job 37:15; plural עֲנִים Jeremiah 4:13; —

1. cloud-mass:

a. especially of theophanic cloud (58 times), chiefly at Exodus in J E (less often P), usually עַמּוּד הֶע׳ Exodus 13:21, 22 + (see עַמּוּד), but also ע׳ alone Exodus 34:5; compare Exodus 14:20 (J), Numbers 10:34; Numbers 11:35; Numbers 14:14 (all J E); עַבהֶֿע׳ Exodus 19:9, כָּבֵד ע׳ Exodus 19:16 (E); ע׳ in P Exodus 16:10; Exodus 24:15 23 times; also Deuteronomy 1:33; Deuteronomy 4:11; Deuteronomy 5:19; Psalm 78:14; Psalm 105:39; in temple 1 Kings 8:10, 11 2 Chronicles 5:13, 14, compare Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 10:3, 4; hence in general Psalm 97:2, as symbol of protection Isaiah 4:5; as a barrier Lamentations 3:44; compare אֲבַק רַגְלָיו וע׳ Nahum 1:3.

b. of rain-bow cloud Genesis 9:13, 14 (twice in verse); Genesis 9:16 (P), Ezekiel 1:28 (simile).

c. עֲנַןבֹּֿקֶר Hosea 6:4; Hosea 13:3 (simile of transitoriness; on phenomenon in Palestine see Chaplin^{PEQ, 1883, 19}), compare Isaiah 44:22; Job 7:9 (both id.); simile of invasion Ezekiel 38:9, 16, plural Jeremiah 4:13.

d. poetic in various connection Job 26:8, 9; Job 38:9; with אוֺר as thunder-cloud Job 37:11, 15.

e. symbolic of gloom Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 32:7; וַעֲרָפֶל יוֺם ע׳ Zephaniah 1:15; Ezekiel 34:12; Joel 2:2, compare Ezekiel 30:3 (all of day of ע׳).

†2. קְטֹרֶת ע׳ Leviticus 16:13 (P) cloud of incense, so Ezekiel 8:11 (strike out ע׳ Co Berthol, not Toy).

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