Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5701 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עָגַם |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | agam |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `agam (aw-gam') v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to be sad |
| KJV Renderings: | grieve. |
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[עָגַם] verb be grieved (Late Hebrew id; Aramaic עֲגַם, and [untranscribed source text 3703] (in Lexicons) id; compare perhaps also Assyrian agâmu , be vexed DlHWB 16 (rare; cited under אגם)); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
