אֲנָחָהʼănâchâh

sighing, groaning (Psalms 31:11; Job 3:4; Isaiah 21:2; Lamentations 1:22; Job 3:24)

Pronunciation: an-aw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H585

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

  • Job 3:24 I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.
  • Job 23:2 “My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud.
  • Psalms 6:6 I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.
  • 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 38:9 You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.
  • Psalms 102:5 Because of my groaning, I am reduced to skin and bones.
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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).