Mistreat עָנָה

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Dec 25, 2025 · 3m

We are in chapter twenty-two of Exodus with our word for today. עָנָה be bowed down, be wretched, afflicted, emaciated, be crouched, hunched up. It is used 79 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of being put in a vulnerable position. A good example of this is what the rulers of the Philistines wanted to do to Samson. Judges 16:5-6, 19 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ subdue him. Each one of us will give you…