# עֲנָוָה (anavah)

Israeli respelling: a-na-vah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6038. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)

King James renderings: gentleness, humility, meekness.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/anavah-h6038

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 15:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/15/33) — The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
- [Proverbs 18:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/18/12) — Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
- [Proverbs 22:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/22/4) — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
- [Zephaniah 2:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/2/3) — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid i…