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Numbers 12:3 עָנָ֣יו [was] humble

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Here: Lowly, bowed down, not grasping at status. Here it explains why Moses says nothing to defend himself against his siblings: he does not push his own claim, so God takes up his cause.

Job 24:4 עֲנִיֵּי־ [the] poor [people] of

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Psalm 9:12 עֲנָוִֽים׃ humble [people]

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

Here: People who have been pressed down: poor, defenseless, oppressed. The written and read forms differ slightly ("afflicted" vs "lowly"), but both describe a social and physical condition, not mainly a personality trait.

Psalm 10:12 עֲנָוִֽים׃ humble [people]

Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

Here: The people who have been pushed down: poor, powerless, oppressed, with nothing to depend on but God. This is their condition first and only secondarily a character trait.

Psalm 10:17 עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Here: The people bowed down by their circumstances: the poor, exploited and defenceless whom the wicked prey on in verses 8–10. They have no human protector, so they look to God. It is a social condition first, and the dependent attitude that goes with it second.

Psalm 22:26 עֲנָוִ֨ים׀ humble [people]

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Here: The lowly poor: people pushed down by hardship who have no one to rely on but God. They are the psalmist's own kind, since he has just called himself 'the afflicted one' (v. 24). They are now his guests at the table.

Psalm 25:9 עֲ֭נָוִים עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

Here: People who are bowed down, low in status or circumstance, and who for that reason lean on God and can be taught. This is the object of the guiding: the low are the ones led.

Psalm 34:2 עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.

Here: People who have been brought low, the poor and pressed-down who have no leverage and look to God. The word can describe their condition (afflicted) and the posture that goes with it (humble, dependent). It is not mainly a personality trait. The speaker has just been one of them.

Psalm 37:11 וַעֲנָוִ֥ים and humble [people]

But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

Here: The 'and' works as 'but', setting these people against the wicked who vanish in v. 10. The ʿanawim are the bowed-down: people with little power or standing who are pressed by stronger men and who rely on God instead of fighting back by force.

Psalm 69:32 עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

Here: The people pressed down by poverty, oppression or misfortune who have nowhere to turn but God. The word is about their condition and their dependence on God, not mainly about modesty. They are the psalmist's fellow sufferers, who take his rescue as a sign for themselves.

Psalm 76:9 עַנְוֵי־ [the] humble [people] of

when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah

Psalm 147:6 עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

Here: People pressed down by their circumstances: poor, without power, open to exploitation. Because they have no one else, they depend on God. The word covers both their low social position and the trusting posture that goes with it, not only a modest attitude.

Psalm 149:4 עֲ֝נָוִ֗ים humble [people]

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

Here: The lowly: people who are poor and pressed down, with no power of their own, and who look to God for help. Here it is another name for 'his people' in the first line.

Proverbs 3:34 וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים and to humble [people]

He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

Here: 'But to the humble'. These are people who are low, whether in social position or in their own estimate of themselves, and who are willing to be taught and to depend on God. They are the opposite of the self-assured scoffer. The written consonants point to the related word ʿānî, 'poor, afflicted'.

Proverbs 14:21 עֲנָוִ֣ים humble [people]

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Here: The low-status poor: people pressed down economically and socially. The written text has the closely related word for 'afflicted/poor', and the reading tradition has 'lowly/humble'. Either way the main point is low position, not the personal virtue of humility.

Proverbs 16:19 עֲנָוִ֑ים humble [people]

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Here: The low ones: people with little power or standing who do not push themselves forward. The written form ("the poor, the afflicted") and the read form ("the humble") together cover both the social position and the attitude.

Isaiah 11:4 לְעַנְוֵי־ for [the] humble [people] of

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Here: 'For the lowly ones of': people pressed down by poverty and oppression who have to depend on someone else for protection. It is a social condition first; any meaning of a gentle temperament comes second.

Isaiah 29:19 עֲנָוִ֛ים humble [people]

The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Here: People who have been bowed down: low in status, pushed around, with no power to defend themselves, and for that reason dependent on God. In context (v. 21) these are people cheated in the courts.

Isaiah 61:1 עֲנָוִ֗ים humble [people]

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Here: People who have been pressed down: poor, powerless, afflicted, and for that reason dependent on God. The word is social and economic as much as it is about attitude.

Amos 2:7 עֲנָוִ֖ים humble [people]

They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

Here: People who are bowed down by their circumstances and have no power to push back. Here it points to their social condition, not to a gentle personality.

Zephaniah 2:3 עַנְוֵ֣י [the] humble [people] of

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

Here: 'The lowly ones of…' These are people without power or status who depend on God, often literally poor. The word describes their social position and their stance toward God at once.