יַעֲנֵֽ/נִי

𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤉

ʻânâh

answers me

To respond or answer, especially vocally; to reply or speak up in answer to a person, question, call, or situation. The verb is used for both speaking and singing responses, including formal replies in ritual, legal testimonies, and spontaneous exclamations (such as shouts of praise or lament). It primarily indicates giving an audible response to something previously said or encountered, extending from ordinary conversation to liturgical song or legally binding testimony.

H6030

Job 20:3 · Word #6

Lexicon H6030

Lemmaעָנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤍𐤄
Transliterationʻânâh
Strong'sH6030
DefinitionTo respond or answer, especially vocally; to reply or speak up in answer to a person, question, call, or situation. The verb is used for both speaking and singing responses, including formal replies in ritual, legal testimonies, and spontaneous exclamations (such as shouts of praise or lament). It primarily indicates giving an audible response to something previously said or encountered, extending from ordinary conversation to liturgical song or legally binding testimony.

Morphology HVqi3ms/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseanswers me

SIBI-P1 Translation H6030-69

he will answer me

Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person common singular pronominal suffix
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to answer/respond." The imperfect 3ms with 1cs suffix indicates a third masculine singular subject performing the action toward "me," hence "he will answer me."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he will answer me

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 translation 'he will answer me' is faithful to 'yaaneni' in context, rendering the verb correctly and preserving the sense of speaking or responding.