אָנַקʼânaq

cry, groan

Pronunciation: aw-nak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H602

Meanings

Niph`al: id. (Ezekiel 24:17; Ezekiel 9:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Jeremiah 51:52 “Yes,” says the Lord, “but the time is coming when I will destroy Babylon’s idols. The groans of her wounded people will be heard throughout the land.
  • Ezekiel 9:4 He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”
  • Ezekiel 24:17 Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”
  • Ezekiel 26:15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: The whole coastline will tremble at the sound of your fall, as the screams of the wounded echo in the continuing slaughter.

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).