Poor
עָנָוStrong’s H6035anav (a-nav)
Appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Anav is the Hebrew word usually translated “humble”, “humble of” and “poor of”. It appears in 21 verses of the Old Testament.
“(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”
Meaning
- Poor, humble, afflicted, meekpoor, needy · poor and weak · poor, weak and afflicted · humble, lowly, meek
How it's translated
- humble 16
- humble of 2
- poor of 1
- and humble 1
- and to humble 1
- for humble of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 11
- Proverbs 3
- Isaiah 3
- Numbers 1
- Job 1
- Amos 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Job 24:4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
- Psalms 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
- Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
- Psalms 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
- Psalms 22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
- Psalms 25:9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Hebrew dictionary
עָנָו anav · poor
1) poor, humble, afflicted, meek 1a) poor, needy 1b) poor and weak 1c) poor, weak and afflicted 1d) humble, lowly, meek
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “poor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POOR, adjective
[Latin pauper.]
- Wholly destitute of property, or not having property sufficient for a comfortable subsistence; needy.
- In law, so destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
- Destitute of strength, beauty or dignity; barren; mean; jejune; as a poor composition; a poor essay; a poor discourse.
- Destitute of value, worth or importance; of little use; trifling.
All definitions
- Paltry; mean; of little value; as a poor coat; a poor house.
- Destitute of fertility; barren; exhausted; as poor land.
- Of little worth; unimportant; as in my poor opinion.
- Unhappy; pitiable.
- Mean; depressed; low; dejected; destitute of spirit.
- Lean; emaciated; as a poor horse.
- Small, or of a bad quality; as a poor crop; a poor harvest.
- Uncomfortable; restless; ill.
- Destitute of saving grace. Revelation 3:17
- In general, wanting good qualities, or the qualities which render a thing valuable, excellent, proper, or sufficient for its purpose; as a poor pen; a poor ship; a poor carriage; poor fruit; poor bread; poor wine, etc.
- A word of tenderness or pity; dear.
- A word of slight contempt; wretched.
- The poor collectively, used as a noun; those who are destitute of property; the indigent; the needy; in a legal sense, those who depend on charity or maintenance by the public.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.