נָהָהnâhâh
wail, lament
Pronunciation: naw-haw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5091
Meanings
Qal: lament (Micah 2:4; Ezekiel 32:18)
Niph`al: went mourning (1 Samuel 7:2; Ezekiel 29:16)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 7:2 The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time—twenty years in all. During that time all Israel mourned because it seemed the Lord had abandoned them.
- Ezekiel 32:18 “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
- Micah 2:4 In that day your enemies will make fun of you by singing this song of despair about you: “We are finished, completely ruined! God has confiscated our land, taking it from us. He has given our fields to those who betrayed us.”
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).