אֲנָקָה
anaka · groaning
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H603 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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anaka (אֲנָקָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “groaning”.
Lament: the moan of one who suffers.
How to say it
a·na·ka
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The moaning of one who suffers.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Psalms 12:5
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now I will arise,” says YHWH; “I will set in safety the one they snort at.”
- Psalms 79:11
Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your arm preserve alive the sons of death.
- Psalms 102:20
to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free the sons of death,
- Malachi 2:13
And this a second thing you do: cover the altar of YHWH with tears, with weeping and groaning, because he no longer turns to the offering or takes it with favor from your hand.