anaw or definition
anaw or ani means, as we indicate in the text, "unfortunate," with the double meaning of poor in money or poor in spirit. It is also the one who is humble, meek, humiliated. This term is related to the verb 'anah (the root of our substantive adjective), implying the idea of humiliation and prostration. But we must also emphasize here that this verb, in its most general sense, means "to respond.” It is thus not a chance deduction when, we join the idea of responsibility to the presence of the poor. The poor person is indeed a person who requires a response; his very existence questions our lives. This is assumed by , the relation of meaning that we will emphasize later.