Hebrew word · H6029

עָנַד

'e'endenu

to bind

To bind on or wear something as an ornament or badge. It is used only twice: here and in Job 31:36 ("I would bind it on me as a crown").

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

1) to bind, tie up, bind around or upon

1a) (Qal) to tie up

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Proverbs 6:21

Range of meaning

To bind on or wear something as an ornament or badge. It is used only twice: here and in Job 31:36 ("I would bind it on me as a crown").

Against the English

"Tie" (BSB, KJV, ESV) and "fasten" (NIV) give the action but lose the sense that this is something worn on display, like jewelry or a badge of honor.

Used elsewhere in the period

Job 31:36, where Job would wear the charge sheet against him openly, like a crown, because he is sure of his innocence. Jewish Aramaic and later Hebrew use related words for adorning or encircling.

Where it appears

Job · 1

  1. Job 31:36 אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ I will tie on it

    Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.

Proverbs · 1

  1. Proverbs 6:21 עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם tie them

    Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

    Here: "Bind them on" in the sense of putting on something you wear. The verb is rare. Its only other use is Job 31:36, where Job would "bind" an accusation on himself "as a crown." It suggests wearing something on display, as adornment.

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