Anava (ענווה) means humility in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
humility
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Anava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תכונת נפש או רגש שבה האדם מחשיב עצמו כשווה בין שווים, ואינו מרגיש כחשוב ונישא מאחרים מכל סיבה שהיא.
בַּקְּשׁוּ אֶת־יהוה כָּל־עַנְוֵי הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטוֹ פָּעָלוּ; בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶדֶק בַּקְּשׁוּ עֲנָוָה, אוּלַי תִּסָּתְרוּ בְּיוֹם אַף־יהוה.
- 2תכונת נפש בה אדם מחשיב עצמו כפחות מאחרים, ואינו מחזיק טובה לעצמו. אינו מייחס לעצמו מעלות.
- 3לשון חז"לאוכלוסיית העניים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Anava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲנָוָה
- Written without vowel points
- ענווה
- Said
- anava
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Inflections
- עַנְוַת־
- Gematria
- 137
This is how Anava is said in other languages.
- English
- humility
- French
- humilité
- Spanish
- humildad
- German
- demut
These words mean nearly the same as Anava.
These words mean the opposite of Anava.
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These words rhyme with Anava.
The word Anava comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Anava in the dictionary.
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What does Anava (ענווה) mean in Hebrew?
Anava (ענווה) means humility. It is said anava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Anava (ענווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Anava (ענווה) are צניעות, שפלות, and רוח נמוכה.
What is the opposite of Anava (ענווה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Anava (ענווה) are גאווה, רהב, יהירות, גאות, אגו, and שוויץ.
What rhymes with Anava (ענווה)?
Words that rhyme with Anava (ענווה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ענוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.