Ani (עני) means poor in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
poor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ani.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם דל אמצעים למחייתו ולפרנסת משפחתו.
אִם כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה אֶת עַמִּי אֶת הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ לֹא תִהְיֶה לוֹ כְּנֹשֶׁה לֹא תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו נֶשֶׁךְ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ani is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עָנִי
- Written without vowel points
- עני
- Said
- ani
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- עֲנִיִּים
- Feminine form
- עֲנִיָּה
- Inflections
- נ' עֲנִיָּה; ר' עֲנִיִּים
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Ani is said in other languages.
- English
- poor
- Arabic
- فَقير
- Yiddish
- ארעמאן
These words mean nearly the same as Ani.
- אביוןpauper
- דל
- דך
- מך
- רש
- דלפון
- תך
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These words mean the opposite of Ani.
These words rhyme with Ani.
The word Ani is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עני ואביון
- עני מרוד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ani comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ani in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ani.
What does Ani (עני) mean in Hebrew?
Ani (עני) means poor. It is said ani, with the stress on ni.
What is a synonym for Ani (עני)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ani (עני) are אביון, דל, דך, מך, רש, and דלפון.
What is the opposite of Ani (עני)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ani (עני) are אמיד and עשיר.
What rhymes with Ani (עני)?
Words that rhyme with Ani (עני) include מיני, שני, קיצוני, אני, צמחוני, and צבעוני.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.