Lexical Summary ani: poor, afflicted, humble Original Word: עָנִיTransliteration: ani Phonetic Spelling: (aw-nee') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: poor, afflicted, humble Meaning: poor, afflicted, humble Strong's Concordance afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as anav, although the margin constantly disputes this, making anav subjective and aniy objective) -- afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor. see HEBREW anah see HEBREW anav see HEBREW anav see HEBREW aniy Brown-Driver-Briggs H6041. ani עָנִי adj poor, afflicted, humble; — ׳ע Deuteronomy 24:12 51t.; plural עֲיִּים Isaiah 3:15 6t.; construct עֲנִיֵּי 10:2 4t. (see also Kt and Qr below עָנָו above); suffix עֲנִיֶּיךָ Psalm 72:2; 74:19, עֲנִיֶּ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 15:11, עֲנִיָּו Isaiah 49:13; feminine singular עֲנִיָּה 51:21; 54:11 ( + 10:30 ᵑ0, but read עֲנִיהָ, see I. ענה); — 1 poor, needy, "" אביון Deuteronomy 15:11; 24:14. 15 Proverbs 31:20, "" יתום Job 24:9; Exodus 22:24 (E), Deuteronomy 24:12; having right to gleanings Leviticus 19:10; 23:22 (H); ע ׳יְמֵי Proverbs 15:15, compare 14:21 (Kt). 2 poor and weak, oppressed by the rich and powerful Isaiah 3:14-15, 32:7 (Qr), 58:7; 29:12; 36:6, 15; Proverbs 30:14; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Ezekiel 18:17; Zechariah 7:10; Job 24:4, also Amos 8:4 (Qr); "" דל Job 34:28; Proverbs 22:22; עַמִּי עֲנִיֵּי Isaiah 10:2; ואביוך עני Job 24:14 Proverbs 31:9 Jeremiah 22:16; Ezekiel 16:49; 18:12; 22:29. 3 poor, weak, afflicted Israel, or pious in Israel afflicted by wicked nations or the wicked in Israel itself Psalm 10:2; 10:9 (twice in verse); 14:6 (dubious, compare 53:6) 102:1 (or proper name), Isaiah 14:32; Habakkuk 3:14; of Zion, עֲנִיָּה Isaiah 51:21; 54:11; ע ׳שׁד Psalm 12:6; וע ׳יחיד 25:16; ואביון עני 35:10; 37:14; Psalm 40:18 = Psalm 70:6; 74:21; 86:1; 109:16; 109:22, plural Isaiah 41:17; וְכוֺאֵב עני Psalm 69:30; ׳ע וָרָשׁ 82:3; ע ׳עֱנוּת 22:25; ׳ע וְגֹוֵעַ 88:16; "" דל Isaiah 26:6; Zephaniah 3:12; ׳ע וּנְכֵהרֿוּחַ Isaiah 66:2; — Zechariah 11:7, 11 see II. כְּנַעֲנִי; — God does not forget them Psalm 9:13 (Kt); 9:19 (Qr); 10:12 (Kt) 74:19, but has compassion on them Isaiah 49:13, saves Psalm 34:7, delivers 35:10, and bestows various favours 68:11; 140:13, the king also judges 72:2; 72:4, and delivers 72:12. 4 humble, lowly, Zechariah 9:9 (victorious king); opposed to לֵצִים Proverbs 3:34 (Kt); opposed to גֵּאִים 16:19 (Kt); עני עם opposed to עינים רמות Psalm 18:28 = 2 Samuel 22:28. |
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