אָנָה (ʾānâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be opportune. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H579).
Also rendered
to meet
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 126)
Range of meaning (TWOT 126)be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely; cause, allow; be allowed to meet, be sent; cause oneself to meet, seek occasion; approach; befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אָנָהverb: be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely
Pielcause (or allow) to meet
Pualbe allowed to meet, be sent
Hithpaelcause oneself to meet, seek occasion (= seek a quarrel with)
Strong's H579אָנָה: to approach; hence, to meet in various senses KJV:befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.