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Psalms 88:16

“Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָנִיʻânîy · aw-nee'
H6041 · Hebrew

Definition: depressed, in mind or circumstances
Derivation: from H6031 (עָנָה); (practically the same as H6035 (עָנָו), although the margin constantly disputes this, making H6035 (עָנָו) subjective and objective);
KJV renderings: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Grammar: עָ֘נִ֤י — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HAamsa
Usage: Occurs 79 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 22:24 Leviticus 19:10 Leviticus 23:22 Deuteronomy 15:11 Deuteronomy 24:12

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָנִי here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.