Nahah נָהָה
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| נָהָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nahah |
| Strong's number | H5091 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wail |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (1) |
Nahah (Hebrew נָהָה, Strong's H5091) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to wail”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to wail, lament
1a) (Qal) to wail, lament
1b) (Niphal) to go mourning after
1a) (Qal) to wail, lament
1b) (Niphal) to go mourning after
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lamented (1), wail (1), lament (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wail (1), taunt you (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nahah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 7:2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 32:18Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.“Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
Micah
- Micah 2:4In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).