אֲנָקָהʼănâqâh
crying, groaning (Malachi 2:13; Psalms 12:6; Psalms 79:11; Psalms 102:21)
Pronunciation: an-aw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H603
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 12:5 The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”
- Psalms 79:11 Listen to the moaning of the prisoners. Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.
- Psalms 102:20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.
- Malachi 2:13 Here is another thing you do. You cover the Lord’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning because he pays no attention to your offerings and doesn’t accept them with pleasure.
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).