What does עָנָו · עָנִי mean in the Bible?
עָנָו · עָנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "poor, afflicted, humble".
Hebrew · H6035, H6041
עָנָו / עָנִי
Depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) · depressed , in mind or circumstances
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עָנָו H6035 depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly )
Pronunciation ʿānāw
Spiritual posture of voluntary humility or forced poverty that marks the pious before God
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עָנִי H6041 depressed , in mind or circumstances
Pronunciation ʿāniy
Poverty marked by humiliation and powerlessness, often invoking God's protective concern for the vulnerable and oppressed
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What does עָנָו / עָנִי (anav / ani) mean in the Bible?
עָנָו · עָנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "poor, afflicted, humble".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6035, H6041?
H6035, H6041 is connected to 105 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. poor, afflicted, humble
Strong's H6035, H6041
Lexical occurrences 105 verses Source Gloss
poor, afflicted, humble
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָנָו / עָנִי is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain