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anawim

English translation: meek

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English term or phrase:anawim
Selected answer:meek
Entered by: Kim Metzger

14:05 Mar 2, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Christ language
English term or phrase: anawim
anawim - humbled hearts
james
meek
Explanation:
Anawim is the plural form of an Old Testament Hebrew word which is variously translated as "poor", "afflicted", "humble", or "meek". It is the Anawim, "the lost and the forgotten ones", to whom Jesus refers in his beautiful beatitudes on The Sermon on the Mount. "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven", and "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth". ( Mt5:3,5) What a revolutionary thought: God loves everyone!

http://www.leeellis.com/Anawim.html
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:21
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4 +3meek
Kim Metzger
3 +2the poor, the meek
Kirill Semenov


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
meek


Explanation:
Anawim is the plural form of an Old Testament Hebrew word which is variously translated as "poor", "afflicted", "humble", or "meek". It is the Anawim, "the lost and the forgotten ones", to whom Jesus refers in his beautiful beatitudes on The Sermon on the Mount. "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven", and "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth". ( Mt5:3,5) What a revolutionary thought: God loves everyone!

http://www.leeellis.com/Anawim.html


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 70
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agree  Isodynamia
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agree  Seema Ugrankar
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agree  Alexandra Tussing
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the poor, the meek


Explanation:
Those who have little to eat, who own little. In another meaning, `the meek'.

It's Hebrew, in fact.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 10:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

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agree  Alexandra Tussing
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