The Hebrew adjective tsanuwa (from the root tsana, H6800) means modest, humble, or reserved in a way that reflects inner dignity and self-control. It appears in Micah 6:8 in the call to 'walk humbly with your God' — though that phrase uses the related verb tsana. True modesty in Scripture is not self-deprecation but the proper estimation of oneself before a holy God.
The quality of tsanuwa — modest humility — stands as the final and crowning quality in Micah's famous trilogy: 'do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God' (Micah 6:8). In a culture that celebrated honor and public status, walking with quiet modesty before God was countercultural. The New Testament equivalent is praus (G4239, meek/gentle) — a word Jesus claimed for himself in Matthew 11:29 and declared blessed in the Beatitudes. True greatness in the kingdom is found in quiet faithfulness, not self-promotion.