What does אָנַח · στενάζω mean in the Bible?
אָנַח · στενάζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sigh, lament, or groan in distress".
Hebrew · H584, G4727
יֵאָנַח
To sigh · to groan
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אָנַח H584 to sigh
Pronunciation ʾānaḥ
Sigh expressing deep sorrow or grief; inward groaning that reveals emotional anguish rather than loud lamentation
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στενάζω G4727 to groan
Pronunciation stenázō
Deep internal emotional pain or longing expressed through inarticulate sound, often inexpressible by words alone
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What does יֵאָנַח (ye'anach) mean in the Bible?
אָנַח · στενάζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to sigh, lament, or groan in distress".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H584, G4727?
H584, G4727 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to sigh, lament, or groan in distress
Source Gloss
to sigh, lament, or groan in distress
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 10
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 10×
Participle passive Lam 1:4 · Lam 1:11 · Lam 1:21 3×
Perfect Joel 1:18 · Lam 1:8 · Isa 24:7 3×
Imperfect Ezek 21:11 · Prov 29:2 2×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 21:11 1×
Participle active Ezek 21:12 1×
Word Origins
יֵאָנַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain