נָהָה
nâhâh · naw-haw'
to groan, i.e. bewail; hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to groan, i.e. bewail; hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation)
- to groan, i.e. bewail
- hence, (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: lament, wail.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to reveal, behold › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing that works to reveal, behold that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָהָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- lamented1 · 33%
- wail1 · 33%
- against you, and lament1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.