עָנַשׁ
𐤏𐤍𐤔
ʻânash
H6064 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To impose a penalty, especially a financial penalty; to fine or punish. The verb refers primarily to the act of inflicting a legal penalty in the context of civil law, usually in response to wrongdoing or negligence. Its usage is largely limited to the imposition of a monetary fine rather than general punishment.
Semantic Range
to fine, to amerce, to impose a financial penalty, to inflict a legal charge, to punish (specifically by penalizing or charging), to condemn financially
Root / Etymology
Root: ע-נ-שׁ; The root conveys the idea of inflicting a penalty or compelling (by legal or social means). The verb נָשָׁה (to lend, demand payment) may share a phonetic similarity but is distinct in meaning. עָנַשׁ is a specialized verb, distinct from broader roots for punishing (such as פ-ק-ד or שׁ-פ-ט).
Historical & Contextual Notes
The verb appears rarely and with a specific, technical legal sense in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in exodus and Deuteronomic law codes. For example, in Exodus 21:22 the term is used for the imposition of a fine in a civil dispute concerning injury. Unlike other Hebrew verbs for 'punish' (e.g., פקד or שׁפט), which refer more broadly to divine or judicial punishment, עָנַשׁ strictly concerns legal or financial amercement. English translations sometimes render it as 'punish,' but this can obscure its specific focus on penalizing through a monetary charge rather than physical or capital punishment. Its technical usage does not persist into later Biblical Hebrew or post-biblical Hebrew, and the term never acquires theological nuance; it remains a term of legal procedure.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fine; amerce, condemn, punish, [idiom] surely.
Bantu Hebrew
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ענשׁ (ʿ-n-š) — to fine, to impose a penalty, to inflict a legal charge
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H6065 | עֲנַשׁ | for penalty-of |
Word Forms
8 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6064-01 |
עָנ֣וֹשׁ | anosh | HVqa |
fined | to impose a fine | 2 |
H6064-02 |
עֲנוּשִׁים֙ | anushim | HNcmpa |
of those fined | fined ones | 1 |
H6064-08 |
יֵעָנֵ֗שׁ | yeanesh | HVNi3ms |
he shall be fined | he will be fined | 1 |
H6064-06 |
וְ/עָנְשׁ֨וּ | veaneshu | HC/Vqq3cp |
and they shall fine | and they fined | 1 |
H6064-03 |
בַּ/עְנָשׁ | baenash | HR/Vqc |
when punished | in imposing a fine | 1 |
H6064-04 |
נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | neenashu | HVNp3cp |
are punished | they were fined | 1 |
H6064-07 |
וְֽ/נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | veneenashu | HC/VNp3cp |
and are punished | they were fined | 1 |
H6064-05 |
וַֽ/יַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ | vayaanosh | HC/Vqw3ms |
and imposed | and he fined | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6064-01 |
Exodus 21:22 | עָנ֣וֹשׁ | anosh | HVqa |
fined | to impose a fine |
H6064-08 |
Exodus 21:22 | יֵעָנֵ֗שׁ | yeanesh | HVNi3ms |
he shall be fined | he will be fined |
H6064-06 |
Deuteronomy 22:19 | וְ/עָנְשׁ֨וּ | veaneshu | HC/Vqq3cp |
and they shall fine | and they fined |
H6064-02 |
Amos 2:8 | עֲנוּשִׁים֙ | anushim | HNcmpa |
of those fined | fined ones |
H6064-01 |
Proverbs 17:26 | עֲנ֣וֹשׁ | anosh | HVqc |
to punish | to impose a fine |
H6064-03 |
Proverbs 21:11 | בַּ/עְנָשׁ | baenash | HR/Vqc |
when punished | in imposing a fine |
H6064-07 |
Proverbs 22:3 | וְֽ/נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | veneenashu | HC/VNp3cp |
and are punished | they were fined |
H6064-04 |
Proverbs 27:12 | נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | neenashu | HVNp3cp |
are punished | they were fined |
H6064-05 |
2 Chronicles 36:3 | וַֽ/יַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ | vayaanosh | HC/Vqw3ms |
and imposed | and he fined |