נְאָקָה
neaka · groaning
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5009 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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neaka (נְאָקָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “groaning”.
How to say it
ne·a·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 voice of one who suffers under oppression, who complains and cries for help.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- groaning ×3
- groans ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 2:24
Elohim heard their groaning, and Elohim remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- Exodus 6:5
And I have also heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
- Judges 2:18
Whenever YHWH raised up judges for them, YHWH was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for YHWH was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them.
- Ezekiel 30:24
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him with the groans of a mortally wounded man.