What does תּוּגָה · λύπη mean in the Bible?
תּוּגָה · λύπη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sorrow, grief, emotional pain".
Hebrew · H8424, G3077
תּוּגָה
Depression (of spirits); concretely a grief · sadness
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תּוּגָהH8424depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
λύπηG3077sadness
Pronunciationlýpē
Grief that can be either worldly despair or redemptive sorrow leading to repentance and transformation.
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תּוּגָה · λύπη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sorrow, grief, emotional pain".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8424, G3077?
H8424, G3077 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sorrow, grief, emotional pain
Strong'sH8424, G3077
Lexical occurrences4 versesSource Gloss
sorrow, grief, emotional pain
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוּגָה is built from this root:
יָגָהH3013