Anavah עֲנָוָה

Anavah (Hebrew עֲנָוָה, Strong's H6038) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “humility”. It occurs 5 times in 5 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 Anavah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:36
  Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 15:33
  The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 18:12
  Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 22:4
  By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

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).