מַעֲנֶה maʻăneh

Meaning

a reply (favorable or contradictory)

In the King James Version: answer, [idiom] himself.

Derivation: from H6030 (עָנָה);

Where it is used

• Job 32:3 and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
• Job 32:5 But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
• Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Proverbs 15:23 A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
• Proverbs 16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
• Proverbs 16:4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
• Micah 3:7 Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”