anav

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Definitions

  • n. A humble person.

Example Sentences

  • "With Moshe as model, we also say as Moshe was anav (a quality often translated as modest or humble, but which I have been taught has to do with dispensing of ego expectations of certain kinds of treatment), the judge must be anav." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • עָנָו

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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