אָֽנָּ֫ה H8385b
occasion, opportunity — a favorable time or circumstance, especially for action or conflict
This noun appears in Judges 14:4, where Samson's desire to marry a Philistine woman is explained: 'he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines.' The 'occasion' is an opportunity or pretext for conflict. The word suggests a strategic moment or ground for action. God was working through Samson's choices to create circumstances for confronting Israel's oppressors, though Samson's motives were mixed.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The noun in Judges 14:4 means 'occasion' or 'opportunity,' specifically an occasion for conflict or quarrel. The narrative explains that Samson 'was seeking an occasion from the Philistines'—that is, grounds for confrontation. The word implies a strategic or opportune moment. The multilingual glosses uniformly render 'occasion/ocasión,' and the domain 'Time' appropriately reflects the temporal-opportunistic sense. 1×
AR["عِلَّةً"]·ben["অবসর"]·DE["occasion"]·EN["occasion"]·FR["occasion"]·heb["תואנה"]·HI["अवसर"]·ID["kesempatan"]·IT["occasion"]·jav["kesempatan"]·KO["기회를"]·PT["ocasião"]·RU["повод"]·ES["ocasión"]·SW["fursa"]·TR["fırsat"]·urd["موقع"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אָֽנָּ֫ה v. אָֽנָּ֫א.