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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
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
- (Qal) to show humility
- (Hiphil) modest
Frequency Lists
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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
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Micah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
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‘