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title: עֲנָוָה — humility · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עֲנָוָה (6038), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 7 times: humility. BDB 1906: n.f. humility. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֲנָוָה

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«עֲנָוָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **humility** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 7 times · **Key:** 6038 · **BDB:** עֲנָוָה

### Glosses

humility (5); answering (1); of.humility (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

humility [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6038/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. humility [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6038/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. humility;—ע׳ Pr 15:33 + 3 times; עַנְוָה־ (contr. because of Maqqeph, see BrMP) ψ 45:5; עַנְוָֽתְךָ ψ 18:36 (= עֲנֹתְךָ 2 S 22:36 v. I. ענה; read עֶזְרָֽתְךְ Ol We);— humility, meekness ψ 45:5 (dub.), Pr 15:33; 18:12; 22:4 Zp 2:3 (prob. gloss, v. We Now). condescension ψ 18:36 (dub., v. supr.).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (11 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֲנָוָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6038/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 15:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.15.33/)

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יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃

*Word for word:* the.fear of.Yahweh \[is.the\].correction of.wisdom and \[is\] before honor humility

*JPS 1917:* The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.

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[Proverbs 22:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.22.4/)

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עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָב֣וֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃

*Word for word:* \[the\].consequence of.humility the.fear of.Yahweh \[is\].wealth and honor and life

*JPS 1917:* The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.

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