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Lexicon :: Strong's H584 - 'ānaḥ

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אָנַח
Transliteration
'ānaḥ
Pronunciation
aw-nakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 127

Strong’s Definitions

אָנַח ʼânach, aw-nakh'; a primitive root; to sigh:—groan, mourn, sigh.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H584 in the following manner: sigh (10x), groan (1x), mourn (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H584 in the following manner: sigh (10x), groan (1x), mourn (1x).

  1. (Niphal) sigh, groan (in pain or grief), gasp

    1. moan (of cattle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָנַח ʼânach, aw-nakh'; a primitive root; to sigh:—groan, mourn, sigh.
STRONGS H584: Abbreviations
† [אָנַח] verb only
Niph. sigh, groan, mostly in poetry & late (Aramaic אֲנַח, OfnAe   Ethpe`el compare Assyrian [anâḫu], inḫu, sigh ZimBP 12, 30) — Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נֶאֶנְחָה Lamentations 1:8; Joel 1:18; >3rd person plural נֶאֶנְחוּ Isaiah 24:7; Imperfect יֵאָנַח Proverbs 29:2 etc.; Imperative הֵאָנַ֯ח֑ Ezekiel 21:11; Participle נֶאְנָ֑ךְ Ezekiel 21:12; נֶאֱנָחָה Lamentations 1:21 etc.; —
1. sigh, in token of grief Isaiah 24:7; Proverbs 29:2; Lamentations 1:4 (|| נוּגוֺתּ) Lamentations 1:21; Ezekiel 21:11 (twice in verse); of Jerusalem Lamentations 1:8; mostly absolute but followed by אַל־ Ezekiel 9:4 (|| נֶאֱנָק); followed by עַל־ & אֱל־ Ezekiel 21:12.
2. in physical distress Lamentations 1:11 (|| בִּקֵּשׁ לֶחֶם); Exodus 2:23 followed by מִן by reason of (|| זָעַק).
3. groan of cattle (בְּהֵמָה) Joel 1:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:23

Proverbs

29:2; 29:2

Isaiah

24:7; 24:7

Lamentations

1:4; 1:8; 1:8; 1:11; 1:21; 1:21

Ezekiel

9:4; 21:11; 21:11; 21:12; 21:12

Joel

1:18; 1:18

H584

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H584 matches the Hebrew אָנַח ('ānaḥ),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23 - Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:2 - When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;
But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7 - The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:4 - The roads to Zion mourn
Because no one comes to the set feasts.
All her gates are desolate;
Her priests sigh,
Her virgins are afflicted,
And she is in bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem has sinned gravely,
Therefore she has become vile.[fn]
All who honored her despise her
Because they have seen her nakedness;
Yes, she sighs and turns away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:11 - All her people sigh,
They seek bread;
They have given their valuables for food to restore life.
“See, O LORD, and consider,
For I am scorned.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:21 - “They have heard that I sigh,
But no one comforts me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
They are glad that You have done it.
Bring on the day You have announced,
That they may become like me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - and the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:6 - “Sigh therefore, son of man, with a breaking heart, and sigh with bitterness before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:7 - “And it shall be when they say to you, ‘Why are you sighing?’ that you shall answer, ‘Because of the news; when it comes, every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it is coming and shall be brought to pass,’ says the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How the animals groan!
The herds of cattle are restless,
Because they have no pasture;
Even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.[fn]
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