Lexical Definition
אֲנַחְנוּ ʼănachnûw (an-akh'-noo) we H:PerP-CP
apparently from אָנֹכִי
ourselves, us, we.
- we
1) we (first pers. pl. -usually used for emphasis)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲנַחְנוּ pronoun 1 plural we see below
אֲנַ֫חְנוּ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ pronoun 1 plural common we (the plural corresponding to אָנֹכִי, as אֲנוּ; to אֲנִי; see WSG p. 100; Phoenician אנחן CISi. 3, 16.17, Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא, ᵑ7 also נַחְנָא, Syriac ,
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) Gen 13:8; Gen 29:4; Gen 37:7; Gen 42:11; Gen 42:13; Num 9:7; Deut 1:28; Deut 1:41; Joel 2:17; Joel 2:18, etc. Like אֲנִי, following a participle as its subject Gen 19:13; Num 10:29; Judg 19:18; 2Kgs 18:26 appended to a verb for emphasis Judg 9:28; 2Kgs 10:4; Isa 20:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 13:8 · 19:13 · 29:4 · 37:7 · 42:11 · 42:13 |
| Numbers | 9:7 · 10:29 |
| Deuteronomy | 1:28 · 1:41 |
| Judges | 9:28 · 19:18 |
| 2 Kings | 10:4 · 18:26 |
| Isaiah | 20:6 |
| Joel | 2:17 · 2:18 |