נְהָמָהnᵉhâmâh

growling, groaning

Pronunciation: neh-haw-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5100

Meanings

1. growling (Isaiah 5:30)

2. groaning (Psalms 38:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 38:8 I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
  • Isaiah 5:30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction like the roaring of the sea. If someone looks across the land, only darkness and distress will be seen; even the light will be darkened by clouds.

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).