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ʾānā אָנָה ‘to meet’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root ( perhaps rather identical with ʾānā אָנָה ‘to lament’ through the idea of contraction in anguish)
Roots: אנה

ʾānā v
1) to meet, encounter, approach, be opportune
 1a) (Piel) to allow to meet, cause to meet
 1b) (Pual) to be sent, be allowed to meet
 1c) (Hithpael) to seek occasion (quarrel), cause oneself to meet

Mentioned in Exodus 21:13 Numbers 14:11 2 Kings 5:7 Psalms 91:10 Proverbs 12:21

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