Strong's Lexicon

H5092

H5092 — נְהִי

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

Hebrewnhiynoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 311a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5092
Word:נְהִי
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5091
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:nhiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:neh-hee'
Meaning:1. an elegy
KJV Renderings:lamentation, wailing.

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BDB5012

נְהִי noun [masculine] wailing, lamentation, mourning song; — ׳ נ absolute Amos 5:16 + 5 t.; וָנֶהִ֑י Jer 9:9 — wailing, at ׳ י's judgement Mic 2:4 as accusative of cognate meaning with verb; Jer 9:9 (c.נָשָׂא עַלֿ, + ׳ בְּכִ, || קִינָה ), v.Jer 9:17 (c, id.,|| דִּמְעָה), v.Jer 9:18 (׳ קוֺל נ ), Jer 31:15 (|| בְּכִי, תַּמְרוּרִים); mourning song ׳ יוֺדְעֵי נ Amos 5:16 of professional mourners, skilled in mourning song; compare Jer 9:19, where taught (|| קִינָת), also הִי Ezek 2:10 (|| אֵכֶל, מִסְפֵּד q. v. (Ol Co read נתי, compare Berthol).


Other Resources

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

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