עָנָו
anaw (ʿānāw)
/aw-NAWV/
“meek, humble, pious poor”
Meek, pious humble one who submits to God's will; applied to Moses ('very meek', Numbers 12:3) and eschatological inheritors of the land (Psalm 37:11).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From עָנָה (H6031).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
meekhumblepoor
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: עָנָו (meek, humble, pious poor) -> πραΰς (gentle, meek)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where עָנָו (anaw) carries significant theological or narrative weight.