אָנַח
a.nach
“to sigh”
Definition
to sigh
a primitive root;
- (Niphal) sigh, groan (in pain or grief), gasp 1a) moan (of cattle)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
אָנַח appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
The new wine dries up, the vine withers.All the merrymakers now groan.
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Jerusalem has sinned greatly;therefore she has become an object of scorn.All who honored her now despise her,for they have seen her nakedness;she herself groans and turns away.
People have heard my groaning,but there is no one to comfort me.All my enemies have heard of my trouble;they are glad that You have caused it.May You bring the day You have announced,so that they may become like me.
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