Anav (עניו) means modest in Hebrew.
It can also mean humble. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
modest, humble
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Anav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם הרואה את עצמו כפחות במעלתו. אינו מרגיש ביתרונותיו. אינו מחזיק טובה לעצמו.
וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה עָנָו מְאֹד מִכָּל הָאֶדָם אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Anav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָנָו
- Written without vowel points
- עניו
- Said
- anav
- Root
- ע־נ־י
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Feminine form
- עֲנָוָה ר' עֲנָוִים
- Inflections
- נ' עֲנָוָה ר' עֲנָוִים
- Gematria
- 136
This is how Anav is said in other languages.
- English
- modest, humble
- German
- bescheiden, demütig
These words mean nearly the same as Anav.
- ענותן
- שפל רוחhumble
- שפל ברך
- צנוע
- שפלlow
- דכאdepressed
- נחבא אל הכליםmodest
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These words mean the opposite of Anav.
- גאהproud
- גאותן
- גבה רוח
- שחצן
- גס רוחrude
- זחוחarrogant
- שחץarrogant
- טייסןhigh and mighty
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Anav.
The word Anav comes from the root ע־נ־י, like these words.
These words come before and after Anav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Anav.
What does Anav (עניו) mean in Hebrew?
Anav (עניו) means modest and humble. It is said anav, with the stress on nav.
What is a synonym for Anav (עניו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Anav (עניו) are ענותן, שפל רוח, שפל ברך, צנוע, שפל, and דכא.
What is the opposite of Anav (עניו)?
Words that mean the opposite of Anav (עניו) are גאה, גאותן, גבה רוח, שחצן, גס רוח, and זחוח.
What rhymes with Anav (עניו)?
Words that rhyme with Anav (עניו) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ענו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.