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Sunday, May 11th, 2025
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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #6800 - צָנַע

Transliteration

tsânaʻ

Phonetics

tsaw-nah'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1939

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be humble, be modest, be lowly
1. (Qal) to show humility
(Hiphil) modest

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5011 ‑ ταπεινός (tap‑i‑nos'); 2092 ‑ ἕτοιμος (het‑oy'‑mos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

BSB (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

CSB (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

ESV (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

KJV (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

LEB (2)

Proverbs 1

Micah 1

LSB (1)

Micah 1

N95 (1)

Micah 1

NAS (1)

Micah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Micah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2672) o n y (תסנאה TsNAh) AC: Low CO: ? AB: ?: [from: ny]

V) o n y (תסנאה TsNAh) - Low: To be low or humble. KJV (2): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) low, humble - Strongs: H6800 (צָנַע)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[צָנַע] verb be modest, humble (perhaps properly be retired, Late Hebrew Hiph`il keep close, reserve, preserve, so ᵑ7אַצְנַע; צְנִיעַ retiring, modest); —

Hiph`il Infinitive absolute הַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת Micah 6:8 a making humble to walk = shewing a humble walk (with God).

[צָנוּעַ]

adjective modest (on formation compare Ba^{BN § 31 d}); — plural צְנוּעִים Proverbs 11:9 (see Toy; opposed to זָדוֺן).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

צָנַע to be lowly, submissive, modest. Part. pass. (with an active sense), Proverbs 11:2. Chald. id. Cogn. is כָּנַע. [In Thes. to depress; Part. pass. depressed; hence submissive, modest.]

Hiphil, to act submissively, modestly, Micah 6:8.

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List of Word Forms

וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ והצנע צְנוּעִ֥ים צנועים ṣə·nū·‘îm ṣənū‘îm tzenuIm vehatzNea wə·haṣ·nê·a‘ wəhaṣnêa‘