What does דָּאַג (’eḏə’aḡ) mean in the Bible?
דָּאַג (’eḏə’aḡ): Anxiety rooted in fear; encompasses worry about consequences, often with element of dread or apprehension about future
Hebrew · H1672
דָּאַג
Be anxious
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דָּאַג H1672
Pronunciation ’eḏə’aḡ
What does דָּאַג (’eḏə’aḡ) mean in the Bible?
דָּאַג (’eḏə’aḡ): Anxiety rooted in fear; encompasses worry about consequences, often with element of dread or apprehension about future
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1672?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include am afraid (1), and start worrying (1), and started worrying (1), dread (1), have you dreaded (1).
Where does דָּאַג (’eḏə’aḡ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 9:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 1 Samuel (2), Isaiah (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It am afraid 1× Jeremiah 38:19
and start worrying 1× 1 Samuel 9:5
and started worrying 1× 1 Samuel 10:2
dread 1× Jeremiah 42:16
have you dreaded 1× Isaiah 57:11
I am troubled 1× Psalms 38:18
worry 1× Jeremiah 17:8
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 9:5 וְדָ֥אַג to and start worrying Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 10:2 וְדָאַ֤ג to and started worrying Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 38:18 אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג to I am troubled Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Isaiah 57:11 דָּאַ֤גְתְּ to have you dreaded Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Jeremiah 17:8 יִדְאָ֔ג to worry Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 38:19 דֹאֵ֣ג to am afraid Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 42:16 דֹּאֲגִ֣ים to dread Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 9:5
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
1 Samuel 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג 1x ’eḏ·’aḡ Psalms 38:18
דֹאֵ֣ג 1x ḏō·’êḡ Jeremiah 38:19
דֹּאֲגִ֣ים 1x dō·’ă·ḡîm Jeremiah 42:16
דָּאַ֤גְתְּ 1x dā·’aḡt Isaiah 57:11
וְדָ֥אַג 1x wə·ḏā·’aḡ 1 Samuel 9:5
וְדָאַ֤ג 1x wə·ḏā·’aḡ 1 Samuel 10:2
יִדְאָ֔ג 1x yiḏ·’āḡ Jeremiah 17:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 10:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:18
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 17:8
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 42:16
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 38:19
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 57:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Anxiety rooted in fear; encompasses worry about consequences, often with element of dread or apprehension about future
Strong's H1672
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 38:15–22 Source Gloss
be anxious
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Anxiety rooted in fear; encompasses worry about consequences, often with element of dread or apprehension about future
be anxious Usage: be afraid (careful, sorry), sorrow, take thought.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Participle active Jer 38:19 · Jer 42:16 2×
Imperfect Jer 17:8 · Ps 38:19 2×
Perfect Isa 57:11 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
I am troubled; I am anxious; I am in dread; describes the emotional weight of godly sorrow for sin
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
דָּאַג is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain