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title: עָנֹג — be soft · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עָנֹג (6026), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 10 times: be soft. BDB 1906: vb. be soft, delicate, dainty. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עָנֹג

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«עָנֹג» in the Tanakh dictionary: **be soft** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 10 times · **Key:** 6026 · **BDB:** עָנֹג

### Glosses

you.will.take.delight (3); \[one\] (1); are.you.making.fun (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

be soft [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6026/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. be soft, delicate, dainty [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6026/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. be soft, delicate, dainty (NH id. Pi. make soft, pliable, live or spend in enjoyment; Arabic غَنِجَ use amorous behaviour, after languor);— Pt. f. הַמְּעֻנָּגָה Je 6:2 daintily bred, fig. of Jerusalem. be of dainty habit, Inf. cstr. הִתְעַנֵּג Dt 28:56 (woman, ‖ רֹךְ). take exquisite delight, Pf. 3 pl. וְהִתְעַנְּגוּ consec. ψ 37:11 (עַל rei); 2 mpl. וְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּם consec. Is 66:11 (מִן rei); Impf. 3 ms. יִתְעַנָּ֑ג Jb 27:10; 2 ms. תִּתְעַנַּג Is 58:14, תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג Jb 22:26 (all c. \[שַׁדַּי

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עָנֹג» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6026/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Jeremiah 6:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.6.2/)

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הַנָּוָה֙ וְהַמְּעֻנָּגָ֔ה דָּמִ֖יתִי בַּת־צִיּֽוֹן׃

*Word for word:* the.lovely \[one\] and the.dainty \[one\] I.resemble the.daughter of.Zion

*JPS 1917:* The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.

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[Job 27:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.10/)

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אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃

*Word for word:* or? on \[the\].Almighty will.he.take.delight will.he.call.on? God at every time

*JPS 1917:* Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?

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