a.nah denotes singing, including praise, song-like acclamation, and at times a voiced response or shout.

The dominant use is for singing: women sing in dancing, Miriam leads a song, people sing praise and thanksgiving, and imperatives call for song. Two verses present a related vocal response or shout in scenes of roaring and public acclamation.

1. Singing in praise, celebration, or song · dominant

   In Exodus 15:21, the sequential imperfect introduces Miriam's song after the horse and rider are cast into the sea; the APB renders the clause "Miriam sang to them." In Ezra 3:11 the plural form occurs as the people sing praise and thanksgiving, while Numbers 21:17 and Psalm 147:7 use imperatives that call hearers to sing. Exodus 32:18 contrasts sounds of victory and defeat with "the sound of singing" in the APB.

   Exodus 15:21Exodus 32:18Ezra 3:11Numbers 21:17Psalm 119:172Psalm 147:7
2. A voiced answer or raised shout · occasional

   In Jeremiah 25:30, a Qal imperfect occurs in the proclamation that the LORD will roar and "will he answer" to the inhabitants of the land in the APB. In Jeremiah 51:14, the sequential perfect is followed by the APB's statement that the filled multitude "will raise a shout against you," showing vocal acclamation rather than a developed song.

   Jeremiah 25:30Jeremiah 51:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "sang" or "sing," including praise and thanksgiving in Ezra 3:11. In the Jeremiah verses it instead uses "answer" and "raise a shout"; These renderings show the verse contexts rather than fixed English equivalents.