What does עֳנִי · ταπεινός mean in the Bible?
עֳנִי · ταπεινός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "affliction, suffering, misery".
Hebrew · H6040, G5011
Ani
Depression , i.e. misery · lowly
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עֳנִי H6040 depression , i.e. misery
Pronunciation ʿŏniy
Misery rooted in external oppression or humiliation, often describing the afflicted condition of those suffering injustice or servitude
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ταπεινός G5011 lowly
Pronunciation tapeinós
Low in social status or humble in spirit; NT reframes as virtue rather than disgrace.
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What does ani (ani) mean in the Bible?
עֳנִי · ταπεινός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "affliction, suffering, misery".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6040, G5011?
H6040, G5011 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. affliction, suffering, misery
Strong's H6040, G5011
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Source Gloss
affliction, suffering, misery
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain