Anawim is the plural form of the Hebrew biblical word for the poor or "little ones". What is the singular form? Thanks.
2006-07-05 17:00:12 · 5 answers · asked by kitchsbest 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When ענוים is referring to the poor, the singular is עני (pronounced /ani/). The plural of עני is usually writen עניים (pronounced /aniyim/). In several of these occasions when the plural is written with a vav, the word is actually pointed /aniwim/ (for example Isaiah 32:7, Amos 8:4). This is a good example of how vavs can sometimes behave like yods. This is similar to how the feminine singular pronoun /hi/ is sometimes written with vav in Genesis (i.e. Gen 3:12).
2006-07-05 19:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by zberryfunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ani אני
Dal דל
Evyon אביון
Rash רש
These are all words for poor (singular)
2006-07-06 09:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by more_evil_then_santa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound arguments.
2016-08-23 01:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
עני - Ani
2006-07-09 04:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by ילדה חכמה 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you elaborate?
2016-08-08 04:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋