יָגוֹןyâgôwn

grief, sorrow (Genesis 42:38; Jeremiah 31:13; Genesis 44:31; Psalms 13:3; Jeremiah 8:18)

Pronunciation: yaw-gohn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3015

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 42:38 But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.”
  • Genesis 44:31 If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave.
  • Esther 9:22 He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the poor. This would commemorate a time when the Jews gained relief from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness and their mourning into joy.
  • Psalms 13:2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
  • Psalms 31:10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.
  • Psalms 107:39 When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).