עָנִיʻânîy

poor, afflicted, humble

Pronunciation: aw-nee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6041

Meanings

1. poor, needy (Deuteronomy 15:11; Deuteronomy 24:14; Proverbs 31:20)

2. poor and weak, oppressed by the rich and powerful (Isaiah 3:14; Isaiah 3:15; Isaiah 32:7)

3. poor, weak, afflicted (Psalms 10:2; Psalms 10:9; Psalms 14:6)

4. humble, lowly (Zechariah 9:9; Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 16:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 74 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 22:25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
  • Leviticus 19:10 It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.
  • Leviticus 23:22 “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. Leave it for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the Lord your God.”
  • Deuteronomy 15:11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
  • Deuteronomy 24:12 If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.
  • Deuteronomy 24:14 “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).