Be humble
צָנַעStrong’s H6800tsana (tsa-na)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Tsana is the Hebrew word usually translated “modest”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.”
Meaning
- To be humble, be modest, be lowly(Qal) to show humility
- (Hiphil) modest
- Adj
How it's translated
- modest 1
- and to be modest 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 1
- Micah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
צָנַע tsana · be humble
1) to be humble, be modest, be lowly 1a) (Qal) to show humility 2) (Hiphil) modest
צָנוּעַ tsanua · humble
adj modest
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “modest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOD'EST, adjective
[Latin modestus, from modus, a limit.]
- Properly, restrained by a sense of propriety; hence, not forward or bold; not presumptuous or arrogant; not boastful; as a modest youth; a modest man.
- Not bold or forward; as a modest maid.
- Not loose; not lewd.
- Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant; as a modest request; modest joy; a modest computation.
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.