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akahai

/ aka.hai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Modest, gentle, unassuming, unpretentious, unobtrusive, docile, decorous, meek, suave; meekness, modesty.

  • Examples:
    • Pōmaikaʻi ka poʻe akahai, no ka mea, e lilo ka honua iā lākou (Mat. 5.5), blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
  • References:
    • PCP ata- + PPN fai.

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A-KA-HAI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Aka, with, care, and hai, to speak. To be tender of heart; meek. 2 Nal. 22:19.

A-KA-HAI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Aka, with, care, and hai, to speak. Meekness; modesty; gentleness.Nah. 12:3. Poe akahai, the meek. Zep. 2:3.

akahai

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / A-KA-HAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Modest; gentle, &c. Sol. 15:1. Soft in speech.

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Akahai (ā'-kă-hai'), adj.

/ ā'-kă-hai' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Modest; gentle; not proud; unassuming.

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Akahai (ā'-kă-ha'i), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be tender of heart; to be meek.

Akahai (ā'-kă-hai'), n.

/ ā'-kă-hai' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Meekness; modesty; gentleness: Poe akahai, the meek.

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akahai

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

(ke) akahai meekness: modest; gentle.

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