עָנִי
a.ni
“afflicted”
Definition
depressed, in mind or circumstances
from H6031 (עָנָה); (practically the same as H6035 (עָנָו), although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 (עָנָו) subjective and objective);
- poor, afflicted, humble, wretched 1a) poor, needy 1b) poor and weak 1c) poor, weak, afflicted, wretched 1d) humble, lowly
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
עָנִי appears 59 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
You save an afflicted people,but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
With his own spear You pierced his head,when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,gloating as though readyto secretly devour the weak.
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.
When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”
Turn to me and be gracious,for I am lonely and afflicted.
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