Ma'aneh (מענה) means refer in Hebrew.
It can also mean respond. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
refer, respond
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ma'aneh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתן תשובה.
וּבֹשׁוּ הַחֹזִים, וְחָפְרוּ הַקֹּסְמִים, וְעָטוּ עַל-שָׂפָם, כֻּלָּם: כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֵה, אֱלֹהִים.
- 2דבר, מילה.
שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה טּוֹב.
- 3אמר, מאמר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'aneh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲנֶה
- Written without vowel points
- מענה
- Said
- ma'aneh
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַעֲנִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַעֲנִים, גם מַעֲנוֹת; מַעֲנֵה־, מַעֲנֵי־ וגם מַעֲנוֹת־
- Gematria
- 165
This is how Ma'aneh is said in other languages.
- English
- refer, respond
- Arabic
- رَدّ, جَواب
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'aneh.
These words mean the opposite of Ma'aneh.
- התעלמות
- קושיה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ma'aneh.
The word Ma'aneh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מענה ציוני הולם
- אין קול ואין מענה
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The word Ma'aneh comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'aneh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'aneh.
What does Ma'aneh (מענה) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'aneh (מענה) means refer and respond. It is said ma'aneh, with the stress on neh.
What is a synonym for Ma'aneh (מענה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'aneh (מענה) are תגובה and תשובה.
What is the opposite of Ma'aneh (מענה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ma'aneh (מענה) are התעלמות and קושיה.
What rhymes with Ma'aneh (מענה)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'aneh (מענה) include טלה, אבה, and מזווה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מענה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.