Strong's Lexicon

H6037

H6037 — עַנוָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewanvahnoun femOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1652b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6037
Word:	עַנוָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H6035
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	anvah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`anvah (an-vaw') n-f.
Meaning:	1. mildness (royal) 2. (concretely) oppressed
KJV Renderings:	gentleness, meekness.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6211

עֲנָוָה noun feminine humility: — Prov 15:33 + 3 t.; עַנְוָהֿ (contracted because of Maqqeph, see Br^Mp) Ps 45:5 עֶנְוָָֽתְךָ Ps 18:36 (= עֲנֹתְךָ 2Sam 22:36 see I. ענה ; read עֶזְרָֽתְךְ Ol We); —

1. humility, meekness Ps 45:5 (dubious), Prov 15:33; Prov 18:12; Prov 22:4; Zeph 2:3 (probably gloss, see We Now).

2. condescension Ps 18:36 (dubious, see above).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke