עֲנָוָה
ʻănâvâh · an-aw-vaw'
condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6035 (עָנָו);
condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: gentleness, humility, meekness.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › to reveal, behold
To see and know of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֲנָוָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- is humility2 · 40%
- and thy gentleness1 · 20%
- humility1 · 20%
- meekness1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.