What does נְאָקָה (nĕʾāqāh) mean in the Bible?
נְאָקָה (nĕʾāqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a groan".
Hebrew · H5009
נְאָקָה
A groan
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נְאָקָהH5009
Pronunciationnĕʾāqāh
What does נְאָקָה (nĕʾāqāh) mean in the Bible?
נְאָקָה (nĕʾāqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a groan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5009?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include by their groaning (1), like (1), the groaning (1), their groaning (1).
Where does נְאָקָה (nĕʾāqāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Ezekiel (1), Judges (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 Itby their groaning1×Judges 2:18
like1×Ezekiel 30:24
the groaning1×Exodus 6:5
their groaning1×Exodus 2:24
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:24נַאֲקָתָ֑םtotheir groaningNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 6:5נַאֲקַת֙tothe groaningNoun - feminine singular constructJudges 2:18מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םtoby their groaningPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 30:24נַאֲק֥וֹתtolikeNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 2:24
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Exodus2Judges1Ezekiel1
Source forms
מִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔ם1xmin·na·’ă·qā·ṯāmJudges 2:18
נַאֲק֥וֹת1xna·’ă·qō·wṯEzekiel 30:24
נַאֲקַת֙1xna·’ă·qaṯExodus 6:5
נַאֲקָתָ֑ם1xna·’ă·qā·ṯāmExodus 2:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct1xEzekiel 30:24
Noun - feminine singular construct1xExodus 6:5
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xExodus 2:24
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xJudges 2:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a groan
Source Gloss
a groan
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a groan BDB: groan Usage: groaning.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נְאָקָה is built from this root:
נָאַקH5008