Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to cloud
Usage: (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds)
Strong's Number
H6049
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
9
Strong's H6049 Quick Answer
Strong's H6049 עָנַן (`anan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `anan (aw-nan') v. 1. to cover 2. used only as a denominative from H6051, to cloud over It has 11 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include when. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `anan (aw-nan') v. 1. to cover 2. used only as a denominative from H6051, to cloud over
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- when
Meaning and Definition
`anan (aw-nan') v. 1. to cover 2. used only as a denominative from H6051, to cloud over 3. (figuratively) to act covertly, i.e. practise magic [a primitive root] KJV: X bring, enchanter, Meonemin, observe(-r of) times, soothsayer, sorcerer. See also: H6051
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6049. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6049 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `anan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
when
Genesis 9:14
How Strong's H6049 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6049 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6049 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6049.
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6049, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6049 FAQ
What does anan (עָנַן) mean?
Anan (Strong's H6049) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "enchanter". `anan (aw-nan') v. 1. to cover 2. used only as a denominative from H6051, to cloud over
How many times is anan (עָנַן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H6049 across 9 books.
Where can I study anan (עָנַן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6049 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate anan (עָנַן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as when. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.