Strong’s H6041 · Hebrew

עָנִי
ʻânîy
aw-nee'

Definition

depressed, in mind or circumstances

Etymology

from H6031 (עָנָה); (practically the same as H6035 (עָנָו), although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 (עָנָו) subjective and objective);

Where the KJV renders it

  • afflicted
  • humble
  • lowly
  • needy
  • poor

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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