Naham נָהַם
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| נָהַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | naham |
| Strong's number | H5098 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to groan |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Naham (Hebrew נָהַם, Strong's H5098) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to groan”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to growl, groan
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to growl (of lion)
1a2) to groan (of sufferer)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to growl (of lion)
1a2) to groan (of sufferer)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mourn (2), roar (2), roaring (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you will groan (2), like a roaring (1), they growl (1), they will roar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Naham, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
- Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 5:29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
- Isaiah 5:30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 24:23And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.
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).