Strong's Lexicon

H5091

H5091 — נָהָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnahahverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1311

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5091
Word:	נָהָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	nahah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	naw-haw'
Meaning:	1. to groan, i.e. bewail 2. hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation)
KJV Renderings:	lament, wail.

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נָהָה verb wail, lament (probably onomatopoetic, compare Sta^{Geschichte.
i. 388}; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3195] (in Lexicons); Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3196]: is recreari, respirare, etc. Di⁶³²); —

Qal Perfect וְנָהָה Mic 2:4 lament followed by accusative of cognate meaning with verb; Imperative נְהֵה Ezek 32:18, followed byעַל concerning, for.

Niph`al Imperfect וַיִּנָּהוּ 1Sam 7:2 followed byאַהֲרִי went mourning after (so most, compare Th Dr, who argue against Thes were gathered), < read ויפנ(הׅ, וַיִּפְנוּ turned after = submitted to (as Ezek 29:16) ᵐ5 (perhaps), We Kit Bu HPS.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke