Jastrow: עֲנָוָה II

עֲנָוָה II f. (b. h.; עָנָה II) humility, lowliness, meekness, kindness. Sot. IX, 15 (49ᵃ) משמת רבי בטלה ע׳ וכ׳ with Rabbi’s death ceased humility and fear of sin. Ib. 49ᵇ לא תיתני ע׳ דאיכא אנא do not read (in the Mishnah) ‘humility’, for there am I (striving after it). Arakh. 16ᵇ ע׳ שלא לשמה humility not for its own sake (e.g. you forbear to rebuke a friend, making yourself believe that you are unworthy to do so, whereas in fact you only fear to incur your friend’s ill will). Y. Shek. II, end, 47ᶜ קדושה מביאה לידי ע׳ ע׳ מביאה לידי יראת חטא holiness leads to meekness, meekness leads to fear of sin; Ab. Zar. 20ᵇ. Ib. ע׳ גדולה מכולן humility is the greatest virtue of all. Ab. d’R. N. ch. VII למד בני ביתך ע׳ (not למוד) train the members of thy household to be kind (to strangers). Der. Er. Zutta, ch. V הדר חכמה ע׳ הדר ע׳ יראה the beauty of wisdom is modesty, the beauty of modesty is fear of sin. Tanḥ. Bresh. 1; Y. Sabb. I, 3ᶜ top, a. e., v. סוּלְיָיס; a. fr.