תַּעֲנִית
taanit · affliction, humbling
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8589 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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taanit (תַּעֲנִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “affliction, humbling”.
Affliction that one imposes on oneself before God, above all by fasting. The word appears only once in the Bible (Ezra 9:5).
How to say it
ta·a·nit
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.
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Where it appears
- Ezra 9:5
And at the evening offering I rose from my affliction, and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to YHWH my Elohim,