# מַעֲנֶה (maaneh)

Israeli respelling: ma-a-neh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4617. 8 Old Testament occurrences.

a reply (favorable or contradictory)

King James renderings: answer, [idiom] himself.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/maaneh-h4617

## Occurrences

- [Job 32:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/32/3) — Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
- [Job 32:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/32/5) — When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
- [Proverbs 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/15/1) — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- [Proverbs 15:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/15/23) — A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
- [Proverbs 16:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/16/1) — The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
- [Proverbs 16:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/16/4) — The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- [Proverbs 29:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/29/19) — A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
- [Micah 3:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/3/7) — Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.