צָנַע

tsana · be humble

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6800 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

tsana (צָנַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “be humble”.

To be modest, humble; to walk with humility (Micah 6:8).

How to say it

tsa·na

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. Not thinking oneself more, simple before God and others.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • modest ×1
  • walk humbly ×1

Where it appears

  • Proverbs 11:2

    Insolence comes, and disgrace comes; but with the modest is wisdom.

  • Micah 6:8

    He has announced to you, human being, what is good; and what does YHWH seek from you but to do justice, and to love loyal love, and to walk humbly with your Elohim?