What does עָנָו · אֶרֶץ mean in the Bible?
עָנָו · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) + the earth (at large, or partitively a land )".
Hebrew · H6035, H776
עַנְוֵי־אֶרֶץ
Depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
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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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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does עַנְוֵי־אֶרֶץ (ʿanve-erets) mean in the Bible?
עָנָו · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) + the earth (at large, or partitively a land )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6035, H776?
H6035, H776 is connected to 2,531 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) + the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Strong's H6035, H776
Lexical occurrences 2,531 verses Source Gloss
depressed (figuratively), in mind ( gentle ) or circumstances ( needy , especially saintly ) + the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַנְוֵי־אֶרֶץ 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