Strong’s definition
to approach; hence, to meet in various senses
KJV gloss list in the source
befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.
Source pronunciation notation: aw-naw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 (אָנָה) through the idea of contraction in anguish);
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