anav · humble, afflicted

What it means

anav (עָנָו) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “humble, afflicted”.

One who is low, by his condition or by his attitude; meek.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A lowly or poor person who waits on God.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×1
• Job×1
• Psalms×12
• Proverbs×3
• Isaiah×3
• Amos×1
• Zephaniah×1

• Numbers 12:3

  Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any human being who was on the face of the ground.

• Job 24:4

  They push the needy off the road; together the humble of the land hide themselves.

• Psalms 9:12

  For he who demands an accounting for blood has remembered them; he has not forgotten the cry of the humble.

• Psalms 10:12

  Rise up, YHWH; El, lift up your hand; do not forget the humble.

• Psalms 10:17

  The desire of the humble you have heard, YHWH; you make firm their heart, you make your ear attentive

• Psalms 22:26

  The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek him will praise YHWH. May your heart live forever.

• Psalms 25:9

  He directs the humble in justice, and teaches the humble his way.

• Psalms 34:2

  In YHWH my soul will boast; the humble will hear and be glad.

• Psalms 37:11

  But the humble will possess the land and delight themselves in abundance of peace.

• Psalms 69:32

  The humble have seen it; they will be glad; you who seek Elohim, let your heart live.

• Psalms 76:9

  when Elohim rose for judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah.

• Psalms 147:6

  YHWH sustains the humble; he brings down the wicked to the ground.

• Psalms 149:4

  For YHWH takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.

• Proverbs 3:34

  If he scoffs at the scoffers, then to the humble he gives favor.

• Proverbs 14:21

  Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows favor to the humble, happy is he.

• Proverbs 16:19

  Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble than to divide plunder with the proud.

• Isaiah 11:4

  but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with uprightness for the humble of the earth; and he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will put to death the wicked.

• Isaiah 29:19

  And the humble will increase gladness in YHWH, and the needy among human beings will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

• Isaiah 61:1

  The spirit of Adonai YHWH is upon me, because YHWH has anointed me to bring good news to the humble; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to the prisoners opening of the prison,

• Amos 2:7

  They who pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the humble; and a man and his father go to the same girl, so as to profane my holy name.

• Zephaniah 2:3

  Seek YHWH, all the humble of the earth, who practice his justice; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be hidden on the day of the anger of YHWH.

And 1 more times.