Groaning
אֲנָקָהStrong’s H0603anaqah (a-na-qah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Anaqah is the Hebrew word usually translated “groaning of”, “from groaning of” and “groaning”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”
Meaning
- Crying, groaning, lamentation
How it's translated
- groaning of 2
- from groaning of 1
- and groaning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 3
- Malachi 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 79:11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
- Psalms 102:20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
- Malachi 2:13And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
Hebrew dictionary
אֲנָקָה anaqah · groaning
crying, groaning, lamentation
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “groaning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GROANING, participle present
tense Uttering a low mournful sound.
All definitions and other forms of “groaning”
GROANING, noun
The act of groaning; lamentation; complaint; a deep sound uttered in pain or sorrow.
- In hunting, the cry or noise of the buck.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.