hardly 06031 ## ` anah {aw-naw'} ; a primitive root [possibly rather ident . with 06030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating ] ; to depress literally or figuratively , transitive or intransitive (in various applications , as follows) : -- abase self , afflict (- ion , self) , answer [by mistake for 06030 ] , chasten self , deal {hardly} with , defile , exercise , force , gentleness , humble (self) , hurt , ravish , sing [by mistake for 06030 ] , speak [by mistake for 06030 ] , submit self , weaken , X in any wise .