Quick Definition
to wail
Strong's Definition
to groan, i.e. bewail; hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: lament, wail.
TWOT Reference: 1311
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to wail, lament
1a) (Qal) to wail, lament
1b) (Niphal) to go mourning after
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to wail, lament
1a) (Qal) to wail, lament
1b) (Niphal) to go mourning after
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָהָה
nâhâh
BDB Definition:
1) to wail, lament
1a) (Qal) to wail, lament
1b) (Niphal) to go mourning after
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1311
Total KJV Occurrences: 3