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אֱנוֹשׁ

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine543 occurrences31 books508 verses

Definition

from H605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
Traditional renderings: another, × (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, × in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (× of them), stranger, those, their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

543 total
  1. Genesis 6:4אַנְשֵׁ֥י · men
    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  2. Genesis 12:20אֲנָשִׁ֑ים · gave his men
    Then Pharaoh gave his men orders concerning Abram, and they sent him away with his wife and all his possessions.
  3. Genesis 13:8אֲנָשִׁ֥ים
    So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.
  4. Genesis 13:13וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י · But the men
    But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
  5. Genesis 14:24הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים · for the men
    I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
  6. Genesis 17:23בְּאַנְשֵׁ֖י · among the members
    On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
  7. Genesis 17:27אַנְשֵׁ֤י · the men
    And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.
  8. Genesis 18:2אֲנָשִׁ֔ים · men
    And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
  9. Genesis 18:16הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים · [they]
    When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
  10. Genesis 18:22הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים · And the [two] men
    And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
  11. Genesis 19:4וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י · the men; אַנְשֵׁ֤י
    Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
  12. Genesis 19:5הָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים · are the men
    They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”
  13. Genesis 19:8לָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤ים · men
    Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
  14. Genesis 19:10הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ · But the men [inside]
    But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
  15. Genesis 19:11הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים · the men
    And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
  16. Genesis 19:12הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים · Then the [two] men
    Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
  17. Genesis 19:16הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים · the men
    But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
  18. Genesis 20:8הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים · the men
    Early the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
  19. Genesis 24:13אַנְשֵׁ֣י · of the townspeople
    Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
  20. Genesis 24:32הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים · of his companions
    So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
  21. Genesis 24:54וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים · and the men
    Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
  22. Genesis 24:59אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ · and his men
    So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
  23. Genesis 26:7אַנְשֵׁ֤י · But when the men; אַנְשֵׁ֤י · The men
    But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
  24. Genesis 29:22אַנְשֵׁ֥י · the men
    So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
  25. Genesis 34:7הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
    When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
  26. Genesis 34:20אַנְשֵׁ֥י · the men
    So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
  27. Genesis 34:21הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים · men
    “These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
  28. Genesis 34:22הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ · {will} the men
    But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.
  29. Genesis 37:28אֲנָשִׁ֨ים
    So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
  30. Genesis 38:21אַנְשֵׁ֤י · the men
    He asked the men of that place, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?” “No shrine prostitute has been here,” they answered.
  31. Genesis 38:22אַנְשֵׁ֤י · the men
    So Hirah returned to Judah and said, “I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, ‘No shrine prostitute has been here.’”
  32. Genesis 39:11מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י · servant
    One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
  33. Genesis 39:14לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י · servants
    …she called her household servants. “Look,” she said, “this Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could.
  34. Genesis 43:15הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ · So the men
    So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  35. Genesis 43:16הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים · these men; הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
    When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
  36. Genesis 43:17הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
    The man did as Joseph had commanded and took the brothers to Joseph’s house.
  37. Genesis 43:18הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים · But the [brothers]
    But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
  38. Genesis 43:24הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים · the men
    And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
  39. Genesis 43:33הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים · and the men
    They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
  40. Genesis 44:1הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ · Fill the men’s
    Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.
  41. Genesis 44:3וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים · the men
    At daybreak, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys.
  42. Genesis 44:4הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים · the men
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  43. Genesis 46:32וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ · The men; אַנְשֵׁ֥י
    The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’
  44. Genesis 46:34אַנְשֵׁ֨י
    …you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
  45. Genesis 47:2אֲנָשִׁ֑ים · of
    And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
  46. Genesis 47:6אַנְשֵׁי־ · men among them
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”