Gentleness
עַנְוָהStrong’s H6038anvah (an-vah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Anvah is the Hebrew word usually translated “humility” and “answering your”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.”
Meaning
- Humility, meeknesscondescension
How it's translated
- humility 4
- and answering your 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 3
- 2 Samuel 1
- Zephaniah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
- Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.
Hebrew dictionary
עַנְוָה anvah · gentleness
1) humility, meekness 1a) humility, meekness 1b) condescension
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gentleness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GEN'TLENESS, noun
[See Gentle.]
Dignity of birth. [Little used.]
- Genteel behavior.
- Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness.“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness goodness, faith” Galatians 5:22
- Kindness; benevolence.
- Tenderness; mild treatment.
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.