ʻânâv — H6035

Definition

masculine noun

depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)

1. poor, humble, afflicted, meek
1. poor, needy
2. poor and weak
3. poor, weak and afflicted
4. humble, lowly, meek

Usually translated as

meek, humble, lowly, poor

Origin

or (by intermixture with H6041) ʻânâyv; from H6031

• Derived from ʻânîy (H6041)
• Derived from ʻânâh (H6031)

Greek equivalents

• pénēs (G3993)
• prâios (G4235)
• praÿs (G4239)

Occurrences

ʻânâv occurs 21 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Psalms (11), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (3), Amos (1), Zephaniah (1)

• Numbers 12:3 — (Now the man Moses was very meek (עָנָ֣יו), above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
• Psalms 9:12 — When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble (עֲנָוִֽים).
• Psalms 10:12 — Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble (עֲנָוִֽים).
• Psalms 10:17 — LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble (עֲנָוִ֣ים): thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• Psalms 22:26 — The meek (עֲנָוִ֨ים) shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
• Psalms 25:9 — The meek (עֲ֭נָוִים) will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
• Psalms 25:9 — The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek (עֲנָוִ֣ים) will he teach his way.
• Psalms 34:2 — My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble (עֲנָוִ֣ים) shall hear thereof, and be glad.
• Psalms 37:11 — But the meek (וַעֲנָוִ֥ים) shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
• Psalms 69:32 — The humble (עֲנָוִ֣ים) shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
• Psalms 76:9 — When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek (עַנְוֵי) of the earth. Selah.
• Psalms 147:6 — The LORD lifteth up the meek (עֲנָוִ֣ים): he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
• Psalms 149:4 — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek (עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים) with salvation.
• Proverbs 3:34 — Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly (וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים).
• Proverbs 14:21 — He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor (עֲנָוִ֣ים), happy is he.
• Proverbs 16:19 — Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly (עֲנָוִ֑ים), than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Isaiah 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek (לְעַנְוֵי) of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
• Isaiah 29:19 — The meek (עֲנָוִ֛ים) also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek (עֲנָוִ֗ים); he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
• Amos 2:7 — That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek (עֲנָוִ֖ים): and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
• Zephaniah 2:3 — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek (עַנְוֵ֣י) of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.