BDB5013
נִהְיָה noun feminine id. (si vera 1.); — only Mic 2:4 נָהָה נְהִי נִהְיָה, where, however, Thes and others derive נהיה from היה (Niph`al, see above); but probably corrupt, strike out ᵐ5 StaZAW 1886, 122 f. We Now as dittograph
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5093 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נִהיָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H5092 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | nihyah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nih-yaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. lamentation |
| KJV Renderings: | doleful. |
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נִהְיָה noun feminine id. (si vera 1.); — only Mic 2:4 נָהָה נְהִי נִהְיָה, where, however, Thes and others derive נהיה from היה (Niph`al, see above); but probably corrupt, strike out ᵐ5 StaZAW 1886, 122 f. We Now as dittograph
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke