Quick Definition
to groan
Strong's Definition
to growl
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: mourn, roar(-ing).
TWOT Reference: 1313
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to growl, groan
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to growl (of lion)
1a2) to groan (of sufferer)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
נָהַם (na.ham) — to groan. 1) to growl, groan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl (of lion) 1a2) to groan (of sufferer)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · נַהַם · נְהָמָה
Sounds | verb qal | ≈ שׁאג
to growl, to roar = action by which an animal makes a deep inarticulate sound; ≈ usually regarded as menacing
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[נָהַם] vb. growl, groan base