Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H4994: נָא (nâʼ) Definition

Strong's number
H4994
Lemma
נָא
Transliteration
nâʼ
Pronunciation
naw
Strong's definition
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh. a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered;

374 instances of the word נָא nâʼ (H4994)


  • 1 Samuel 2:36 - And it shall come to pass that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread and shall say Put me I pray thee into one of the priests' offices that I may eat a piece of bread

  • 1 Samuel 3:17 - And he said What is the thing that he said if thou hide do so it not from me God to thee and more also if thou hide What is the thing What is the thing that he said

  • 1 Samuel 9:3 - were lost And the asses And Kish father Saul's said And Kish Saul's his son Take now one of the servants with thee and arise seek And the asses

  • 1 Samuel 9:6 - And he said a man of God unto him Behold now there is in this city a man and he is an honourable all that he saith cometh cometh that we should go thither peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go

  • 1 Samuel 9:18 - drew near Then Saul to Samuel in the gate and said Tell me I pray thee where house the seer's

  • 1 Samuel 10:15 - said uncle And Saul's Tell said me I pray thee what Samuel

  • 1 Samuel 14:17 - Then said Saul unto the people from us And when they had numbered now and see who is gone from us And when they had numbered behold Jonathan and his armourbearer

  • 1 Samuel 14:29 - Then said Jonathan hath troubled My father the land see have been enlightened I pray you how mine eyes because I tasted a little of this honey

  • 1 Samuel 15:25 - Now therefore I pray thee pardon my sin and turn again with me that I may worship the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 15:30 - Then he said I have sinned yet honour me now I pray thee before the elders of my people and before Israel and turn again with me that I may worship the LORD thy God

  • 1 Samuel 16:15 - said servants And Saul's spirit from God unto him Behold now an evil troubleth

  • 1 Samuel 16:16 - now command Let our lord thy servants which are before thee to seek out a man who is a cunning is upon thee that he shall play on an harp spirit from God and it shall come to pass when the evil is upon thee that he shall play with his hand and thou shalt be well

  • 1 Samuel 16:17 - said And Saul unto his servants Provide me now a man well that can play and bring

  • 1 Samuel 16:22 - sent And Saul to Jesse saying I pray thee stand Let David before me for he hath found favour in my sight

  • 1 Samuel 17:17 - said And Jesse unto David his son Take now for thy brethren an ephah parched of this corn and these ten loaves of this and run to the camp now for thy brethren

  • 1 Samuel 19:2 - told But Jonathan David saying seeketh Saul my father to kill thee now therefore I pray thee take heed to thyself until the morning and abide in a secret place and hide

  • 1 Samuel 20:29 - And he said Let me go hath a sacrifice I pray thee for our family in the city he hath commanded and my brother me to be there and now if I have found favour in thine eyes let me get away I pray thee and see and my brother Therefore he cometh table not unto the king's

  • 1 Samuel 20:36 - And he said And as the lad Run find out now the arrows he shot And as the lad Run he shot an arrow beyond

  • 1 Samuel 22:3 - And David thence to Mizpeh of Moab and he said unto the king of Moab I pray thee come forth Let my father and my mother and be with you till I know will do what God

  • 1 Samuel 22:7 - said Then Saul unto his servants that stood about him Hear now will the son ye Benjamites give will the son of Jesse every one of you fields and vineyards and make and captains of thousands and captains of hundreds