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)


  • 2 Kings 7:12 - arose And the king in the night and said unto his servants I will now shew have done you what the Syrians to us They know that we be hungry When they come out of the camp to hide themselves in the field and said When they come out into the city we shall catch them alive into the city and get

  • 2 Kings 7:13 - answered And one of his servants and said Let some take I pray thee five of the horses that are left that are left in it behold I say they are even as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it behold I say they are even as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed and let us send and see

  • 2 Kings 8:4 - And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God saying Tell me I pray thee all the great things hath done that Elisha

  • 2 Kings 9:12 - And they said It is false tell And they said And they said And they said And they said the LORD I have anointed thee king over Israel

  • 2 Kings 9:34 - And when he was come in he did eat and drink and said Go see now this cursed woman and bury daughter her for she is a king's

  • 2 Kings 18:19 - Thus saith And Rabshakeh Thus saith ye now to Hezekiah Thus saith king the great king of Assyria What confidence is this wherein thou trustest

  • 2 Kings 18:23 - Now therefore I pray thee give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria and I will deliver thee two thousand horses if thou be able and I will deliver riders

  • 2 Kings 18:26 - Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh Speak I pray thee to thy servants in the Syrian language for we understand Speak not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall

  • 2 Kings 19:19 - Now therefore O LORD God I beseech thee save thou us out of his hand may know that all the kingdoms of the earth Now therefore O LORD God

  • 2 Kings 20:3 - I beseech thee O LORD remember now how I have walked before thee in truth heart and with a perfect that which is good in thy sight and have done wept And Hezekiah sore

  • 2 Samuel 1:4 - me And he answered And David unto him How went the matter I pray thee tell me And he answered are fled That the people from the battle and many also are fallen That the people and dead and Saul and Jonathan his son and dead

  • 2 Samuel 1:9 - He said unto me again Stand I pray thee upon me and slay is come me for anguish upon me because my life

  • 2 Samuel 2:14 - said And Abner to Joab Let them arise Let the young men and play before said to Joab Let them arise

  • 2 Samuel 7:2 - said That the king unto Nathan the prophet See dwelleth in an house of cedar but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains

  • 2 Samuel 13:5 - said And Jonadab unto him Lay thee down on thy bed and make thyself sick come and when thy father that I may see said come Tamar unto him I pray thee let my sister and give me meat and dress in my sight the meat that I may see it and eat it at her hand

  • 2 Samuel 13:6 - lay down So Amnon and made himself sick come and when the king to see said So Amnon and when the king come I pray thee let Tamar my sister and make in my sight me a couple of cakes that I may eat at her hand

  • 2 Samuel 13:7 - sent Then David to Tamar home saying home Amnon's now to thy brother and dress him meat

  • 2 Samuel 13:13 - And I whither shall I cause my shame and as for thee thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel Now therefore I pray thee speak unto the king for he will not withhold

  • 2 Samuel 13:17 - Then he called his servant that ministered unto him and said Put now this woman out from me and bolt the door after

  • 2 Samuel 13:24 - came And Absalom the king and said hath sheepshearers Behold now thy servant go the king Behold now thy servant Behold now thy servant