Anav עָנָו

Anav (Hebrew עָנָו, Strong's H6035) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “poor”. It occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Humility

Verses

Every verse with Anav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

• Numbers 12:3
  (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Job

• Job 24:4
  They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Psalms

• Psalm 9:12
  When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
• Psalm 10:12
  Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
• Psalm 10:17
  LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• Psalm 22:26
  The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Psalm 25:9
  The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
• Psalm 34:2
  My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
• Psalm 37:11
  But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
• Psalm 69:32
  The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
• Psalm 76:9
  When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
• Psalm 147:6
  The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
• Psalm 149:4
  For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 3:34
  Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 14:21
  He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
• Proverbs 16:19
  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 11:4
  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek 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.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Isaiah 29:19
  The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will 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; 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;The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Amos

• 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: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 2:3
  Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek 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.Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).