עָנִי
ʻânîy · aw-nee'
depressed, in mind or circumstances
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6031 (עָנָה); (practically the same as H6035 (עָנָו), although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 (עָנָו) subjective and objective);
depressed, in mind or circumstances
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works
To see and know of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָנִי 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
74 occurrences · 74 OT · 0 NT · 41 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the poor19 · 31%
- of the poor9 · 15%
- of the afflicted5 · 8%
- but i am poor3 · 5%
- that is poor2 · 3%
- to the poor2 · 3%
- the afflicted2 · 3%
- from the poor2 · 3%
- o poor2 · 3%
- them for the poor1 · 2%
- them unto the poor1 · 2%
- to thy poor1 · 2%
- be poor1 · 2%
- upon it; for he is poor1 · 2%
- and the afflicted1 · 2%
- of the humble1 · 2%
- not the humble1 · 2%
- and afflicted1 · 2%
- this poor man1 · 2%
- for him, yea, the poor1 · 2%
- for the poor1 · 2%
- and thy poor1 · 2%
- of thy poor1 · 2%
- let the poor1 · 2%
- to the afflicted1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
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.