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It reflects an attitude of lowliness and modesty, often in relation to one's position before God and others. In the biblical context, humility is not merely an outward demeanor but an inward disposition that acknowledges one's dependence on God and recognizes the value of others.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, humility was a valued trait, often associated with wisdom and righteousness. Unlike the surrounding cultures that might have prized power and dominance, the Hebrew Scriptures frequently commend humility as a virtue. This is evident in the lives of key biblical figures such as Moses, who is described as "very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth" (Numbers 12:3, BSB). Humility was seen as essential for maintaining a right relationship with God, as it involved submission to His will and acknowledgment of His sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm">anah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>humility<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gentleness (1), help (1), humility (4), meekness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gentleness, humility, meekness <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm">anav</a>; condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency) -- gentleness, humility, meekness. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm">anav</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עֲ֭נָוָה עֲנָוָ֔ה עֲנָוָֽה׃ ענוה ענוה׃ ‘ă·nā·wāh ‘ănāwāh anaVah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/15-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 15:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד <b> עֲנָוָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And before honor <span class="itali">[comes] humility.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and before honour <span class="itali">[is] humility.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/15-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and before honor <span class="itali">humility</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 18:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד <b> עֲנָוָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is haughty, <span class="itali">But humility</span> [goes] before<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and before honour <span class="itali">[is] humility.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before honor <span class="itali">humility</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 22:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> עֵ֣קֶב <b> עֲ֭נָוָה </b> יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The reward <span class="itali">of humility</span> [and] the fear<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> By <span class="itali">humility</span> [and] the fear of the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the reward <span class="itali">of humility</span> the fear of the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 2:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צֶ֙דֶק֙ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ <b> עֲנָוָ֔ה </b> אוּלַי֙ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> seek <span class="itali">humility.</span> Perhaps<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> seek <span class="itali">meekness:</span> it may be<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> righteousness seek <span class="itali">humility</span> Perhaps will be hidden<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6038.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6038.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6038<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/anavah_6038.htm">‘ă·nā·wāh — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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