נְאָקָהnᵉʼâqâh
groan, groaning (Exodus 6:5; Exodus 2:24; Judges 2:18; Ezekiel 30:24)
Pronunciation: neh-aw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5009
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 2:24 God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Exodus 6:5 You can be sure that I have heard the groans of the people of Israel, who are now slaves to the Egyptians. And I am well aware of my covenant with them.
- Judges 2:18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.
- Ezekiel 30:24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he will lie there mortally wounded, groaning in pain.
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).