H6800a H6800a
to walk humbly, conduct oneself with humility
This verb in the Hiphil infinitive absolute means to walk humbly or conduct oneself with modesty. Micah 6:8 uses it in the famous summary of God's requirements: 'to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.' The intensive infinitive form emphasizes the ongoing nature of humble walking. The root suggests being reserved or modest, the opposite of pride. This isn't occasional humility but a continuous posture of modesty before God.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To walk humbly or conduct oneself with modesty, appearing in Micah 6:8's triad of divine requirements: 'act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.' The Hiphil infinitive absolute intensifies the meaning—making oneself walk humbly, cultivating humble walking as a practice. This goes beyond isolated acts of humility to a sustained manner of life, characterized by modesty, self-effacement, and awareness of one's place before God. The multilingual evidence confirms the humility sense. 1×
AR["وَتَسْلُكَ"]·ben["এবং-বিনম্রভাবে"]·DE["[והצנע]"]·EN["and-to-walk-humbly"]·FR["et-être-humble"]·heb["ו-הצנע"]·HI["और-विनम्रता-से"]·ID["dan-dengan-rendah-hati"]·IT["[והצנע]"]·jav["lan-andhap-asor"]·KO["그리고-겸손히"]·PT["andar"]·RU["и-смиренно"]·ES["y-humillarte"]·SW["na-kutembea-kwa-unyenyekevu"]·TR["ve-alçakgönüllüce"]·urd["اور-عاجزی-سے"]
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [צָנַע] vb. be modest, humble (perhaps proposes be retired, NH Hiph. keep close, reserve, preserve, so 𝔗 אַצְנַע; צְנִיעַ retiring, modest);— Hiph. Inf. abs. הַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת Mi 6:8 a making humble to walk = shewing a humble walk (with God).