an.na marks an earnest address or request, especially in prayers and appeals to the LORD.

Across the supplied verses, an.na functions as a particle of earnest appeal or address, introducing requests, confessions, and direct speech to the LORD; its contribution is reflected in pleas for remembrance, forgiveness, deliverance, salvation, and favor.

1. Particle marking earnest appeal or address · dominant

   The supplied forms are tagged either Particle · Interjection or Particle · Exhortation and occur in direct appeals. In Genesis 50:17 the APB renders a request for forgiveness with “Please,” while in Psalm 116:4 it renders the plea for deliverance, “O LORD, please deliver my soul!”; in Nehemiah 1:11 the appeal asks that the LORD’s ear be attentive and grant favor.

   Genesis 50:17Psalm 116:4Nehemiah 1:112 Kings 20:3Jonah 1:14Psalm 118:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the particle through “Please” in requests and direct address, including appeals for forgiveness, deliverance, and success. Its wording cannot identify a separate English equivalent in every occurrence.