BDB577
אֲנִיָּה noun feminine mourning; Isa 29:2; Lam 2:5 (both times in combination תַּאֲנִיָּה וַאֲנִיָּה).
Strong's Lexicon
H592
H592 — אֲנִיָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H592 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲנִיָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H578 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | aniyah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-ee-yaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. groaning |
| KJV Renderings: | lamentation, sorrow. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אניה (dneey-yah’)
Isaiah 29:2
- KJV: Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.
- EHCC: there shall be heaviness and sorrow:
Lamentations 2:5
- KJV: The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.
- EHCC: of Judah mourning and lamentation.