"אנו" meaning in Hebrew

See אנו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈʔa.nuː/ (note: reconstructed Biblical), /ˈʔɔː.nuː/ (note: Tiberian), [ˈʔɔː.nuː] (note: Tiberian), /ˈʔɔ.nu/ (note: Yemenite), [ˈʔɔː.nuː] (note: Yemenite), /ˈ(ʔ)ɒ.nu/ [Persian], /ˈɔ.nu/ (note: Ashkenazi), /ˈ(ʔ)a.nu/ [Modern-Israeli] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-אנו.wav Forms: אָנוּ [canonical], ánu [romanization]
Etymology: Attested only once in the Hebrew Bible, as the ketiv in Jeremiah 42:6 (quoted below); the qere is אֲנַחְנוּ. The form later became common in Mishnaic Hebrew. Head templates: {{he-pron|tr=ánu|wv=אָנוּ}} אָנוּ • (ánu)
  1. (Mishnaic; formal or archaic) we (first-person plural nominative pronoun) Wikipedia link: Mishnaic Hebrew Tags: archaic, formal Synonyms: אֲנַחְנוּ
    Sense id: en-אנו-he-pron-6tPh~PO- Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew personal pronouns, Hebrew pronouns, Mishnaic Hebrew, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Related terms: אֲנִי (aní), אנוכי (anokhí), אָנֹכִי (anokhí), אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu), אָנוּ (ánu), אַתָּה (atá), אַתֶּם (atém), אַתְּ (english: at), אַתֶּן (atén), הוּא (hu), הֵם (english: hem), הִיא (english: hi), הֵן (english: hen)
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          "ref": "Tanach, Jeremiah 42:6, with the JPS 1985 translation (Sefaria):",
          "text": "אִם־טוֹב וְאִם־רָע בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר אנו שֹׁלְחִים אֹתְךָ אֵלָיו נִשְׁמָע לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יִיטַב־לָנוּ כִּי נִשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃",
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          "english": "On all other nights, we eat leavened bread and matzah.",
          "ref": "a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Pesachim, section 10.4:",
          "roman": "sheb'khól halelót ánu okhlín khamétz umatzá.",
          "text": "שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה",
          "translation": "On all other nights, we eat leavened bread and matzah.",
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        "(Mishnaic; formal or archaic) we (first-person plural nominative pronoun)"
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          "roman": "aní",
          "word": "אֲנִי"
        },
        {
          "roman": "anokhí",
          "word": "אנוכי"
        },
        {
          "roman": "anokhí",
          "word": "אָנֹכִי"
        },
        {
          "roman": "anákhnu",
          "word": "אֲנַחְנוּ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ánu",
          "word": "אָנוּ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "atá",
          "word": "אַתָּה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "atém",
          "word": "אַתֶּם"
        },
        {
          "english": "at",
          "translation": "at",
          "word": "אַתְּ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "atén",
          "word": "אַתֶּן"
        },
        {
          "roman": "hu",
          "word": "הוּא"
        },
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          "english": "hem",
          "translation": "hem",
          "word": "הֵם"
        },
        {
          "english": "hi",
          "translation": "hi",
          "word": "הִיא"
        },
        {
          "english": "hen",
          "translation": "hen",
          "word": "הֵן"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔɔː.nuː/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɔː.nuː]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɔ.nu/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɔː.nuː]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)ɒ.nu/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔ.nu/",
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      "roman": "anokhí",
      "word": "אָנֹכִי"
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      "roman": "anákhnu",
      "word": "אֲנַחְנוּ"
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    {
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      "word": "אָנוּ"
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      "roman": "atá",
      "word": "אַתָּה"
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      "roman": "atém",
      "word": "אַתֶּם"
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      "word": "אַתְּ"
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      "word": "אַתֶּן"
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      "word": "הוּא"
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      "translation": "hem",
      "word": "הֵם"
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      "word": "הִיא"
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      "word": "הֵן"
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          "text": "אִם־טוֹב וְאִם־רָע בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר אנו שֹׁלְחִים אֹתְךָ אֵלָיו נִשְׁמָע לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יִיטַב־לָנוּ כִּי נִשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃",
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          "english": "On all other nights, we eat leavened bread and matzah.",
          "ref": "a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Pesachim, section 10.4:",
          "roman": "sheb'khól halelót ánu okhlín khamétz umatzá.",
          "text": "שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָנוּ אוֹכְלִין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɔː.nuː/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɔː.nuː]",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔɔ.nu/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɔː.nuː]",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʔ)ɒ.nu/",
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Download raw JSONL data for אנו meaning in Hebrew (3.8kB)

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