אֲנִיָּהʼănîyâh

mourning (Isaiah 29:2; Lamentations 2:5)

Pronunciation: an-ee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H592

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 29:2 Yet I will bring disaster upon you, and there will be much weeping and sorrow. For Jerusalem will become what her name Ariel means— an altar covered with blood.
  • Lamentations 2:5 Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel like an enemy. He has destroyed her palaces and demolished her fortresses. He has brought unending sorrow and tears upon beautiful Jerusalem.

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).