Lexical Definition

‎מַעֲנֶה‎ maʻăneh (mah-an-eh') answer ^H:N-M
from ‎עָנָה‎

answer, [idiom] himself.

• a reply (favorable or contradictory)

1) answer, response
2) (TWOT) place for task

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַעֲנֶה‎ noun masculine^{Prov 15:1} answer, response; — absolute ‎רַֿךְ‎‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 15:1 a gentle answer; construct ‎מַעֲנִה פִּיו‎ vProv 15:23, compare ‎לָשׁוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 16:1 (i.e. ability to answer); ‎אֱלֹהִים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Mic 3:7 i.e. response for guidance; absolute also Prov 29:19 response = obedience; Job 32:3; Job 32:5 reply, refutation; suffix ‎לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ‎ Job 16:4 = for its purpose, that for which it answers (see Toy).

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