What does אָנַק mean in the Bible?
אָנַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to shriek".
Hebrew · H602
אָנַק
To shriek
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אָנַקH602
What does אָנַק mean in the Bible?
אָנַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to shriek".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H602?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Groan (2), and groaning (1), will groan (1).
Where does אָנַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 51:52. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Jeremiah (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 ItGroan2×Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel 26:15
and groaning1×Ezekiel 9:4
will groan1×Jeremiah 51:52
Show sample aligned rows
Jeremiah 51:52יֶאֱנֹ֥קtowill groanVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularEzekiel 9:4וְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔יםtoand groaningConjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralEzekiel 24:17הֵאָנֵ֣ק׀toGroanVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructEzekiel 26:15בֶּאֱנֹ֨קtogroanPreposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJeremiah 51:52
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Jeremiah1Ezekiel3
Source forms
בֶּאֱנֹ֨ק1xbe·’ĕ·nōqEzekiel 26:15
הֵאָנֵ֣ק׀1xhê·’ā·nêqEzekiel 24:17
וְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔ים1xwə·han·ne·’ĕ·nā·qîmEzekiel 9:4
יֶאֱנֹ֥ק1xye·’ĕ·nōqJeremiah 51:52
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural1xEzekiel 9:4
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xEzekiel 26:15
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct1xEzekiel 24:17
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xJeremiah 51:52
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shriek
Source Gloss
to shriek
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to shriek BDB: cry Usage: cry, groan.
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 groups2Aligned forms2
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
Sequential imperfectEzek 24:171×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
ImperfectJer 51:521×
Word Origins
אָנַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.