What does יָגוֹן (yāgwōn) mean in the Bible?
יָגוֹן (yāgwōn): Emotional anguish and sorrow rooted in external hardship; grief as response to affliction rather than mere sadness
Hebrew · H3015
יָגוֹן
Affliction
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יָגוֹן H3015
Pronunciation yāgwōn
What does יָגוֹן (yāgwōn) mean in the Bible?
יָגוֹן (yāgwōn): Emotional anguish and sorrow rooted in external hardship; grief as response to affliction rather than mere sadness
Full entry for יָגוֹן (H3015) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3015?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and sorrow (5), in sorrow (2), and grief (1), for their sorrow (1), My sorrow (1).
Where does יָגוֹן (yāgwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 42:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (4), Psalms (4), Genesis (2), Isaiah (2).
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 and sorrow 5× Psalms 107:39, Psalms 116:3, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11
in sorrow 2× Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:31
and grief 1× Ezekiel 23:33
for their sorrow 1× Jeremiah 31:13
My sorrow 1× Jeremiah 8:18
sorrow 1× Jeremiah 45:3
their sorrow 1× Esther 9:22
with grief 1× Psalms 31:10
with sorrow 1× Psalms 13:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 42:38 בְּיָג֖וֹן to in sorrow Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 44:31 בְּיָג֖וֹן to in sorrow Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Esther 9:22 מִיָּגוֹן֙ to their sorrow Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 13:2 יָג֣וֹן to with sorrow Noun - masculine singular Psalms 31:10 בְיָג֡וֹן to with grief Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 107:39 וְיָגֽוֹן׃׆ to and sorrow Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 116:3 וְיָג֣וֹן to and sorrow Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 35:10 יָג֥וֹן to and sorrow Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 51:11 יָג֥וֹן to and sorrow Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 8:18 יָג֑וֹן to My sorrow Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 42:38
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 Esther 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בְּיָג֖וֹן 2x bə·yā·ḡō·wn Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:31
יָג֥וֹן 2x yā·ḡō·wn Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11
בְיָג֡וֹן 1x ḇə·yā·ḡō·wn Psalms 31:10
וְיָג֣וֹן 1x wə·yā·ḡō·wn Psalms 116:3
וְיָג֑וֹן 1x wə·yā·ḡō·wn Jeremiah 20:18
וְיָג֖וֹן 1x wə·yā·ḡō·wn Ezekiel 23:33
וְיָגֽוֹן׃׆ 1x wə·yå̄·ḡōn Psalms 107:39
יָג֣וֹן 1x yā·ḡō·wn Psalms 13:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 13:2, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11, Jeremiah 8:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Psalms 107:39, Psalms 116:3, Jeremiah 20:18, Ezekiel 23:33
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:31, Psalms 31:10
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 9:22
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 31:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Emotional anguish and sorrow rooted in external hardship; grief as response to affliction rather than mere sadness
Source Gloss
affliction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Emotional anguish and sorrow rooted in external hardship; grief as response to affliction rather than mere sadness
affliction BDB: grief Usage: grief, sorrow.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Deep emotional anguish and despair from prophetic suffering and divine burden
Parental sorrow caused by a foolish son's behavior and poor choices
Hidden inner sadness that can accompany or follow outward laughter and joy
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָגוֹן is built from this root:
יָגָה H3013
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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