Words the Bible translates as needy
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- aniעָנִיafflicted and lowly: a person bowed down by hardship, poverty, or oppression, and so dependent on God for help
- evyonאֶבְיוֹןdestitute: someone with nothing, so poor they depend on others or on God to survive
- dalדַּלlow, weak, of little account: a person or group reduced in body, standing, or means, and so easily pushed aside
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