What does צָנַע · ταπεινός mean in the Bible?
צָנַע · ταπεινός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those who are modest, humble, or lowly in spirit".
Hebrew · H6800, G5011
צְנוּעִים
To humiliate · lowly
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צָנַע H6800 to humiliate
Pronunciation tsenuim
To act with deliberate humility or restraint; implies modest self-presentation rather than shame-imposed humiliation
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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 צְנוּעִים (tsenuim) mean in the Bible?
צָנַע · ταπεινός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those who are modest, humble, or lowly in spirit".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6800, G5011?
H6800, G5011 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. those who are modest, humble, or lowly in spirit
Strong's H6800, G5011
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
those who are modest, humble, or lowly in spirit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צְנוּעִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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