What does אֲנָקָה mean in the Bible?
אֲנָקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "shrieking".
Hebrew · H603
אֲנָקָה
Shrieking
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אֲנָקָה H603
What does אֲנָקָה mean in the Bible?
אֲנָקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "shrieking".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H603?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and for the groaning (1), and groaning (1), groaning (1), May the groans (1).
Where does אֲנָקָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 12:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Malachi (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 and for the groaning 1× Psalms 12:5
and groaning 1× Malachi 2:13
groaning 1× Psalms 102:20
May the groans 1× Psalms 79:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 12:5 מֵאַנְקַ֪ת to and for the groaning Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 79:11 אֶנְקַ֪ת to May the groans Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 102:20 אֶנְקַ֣ת to groaning Noun - feminine singular construct Malachi 2:13 וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה to and groaning Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 12:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Psalms 3 Malachi 1
Source forms
אֶנְקַ֪ת 1x ’en·qaṯ Psalms 79:11
אֶנְקַ֣ת 1x ’en·qaṯ Psalms 102:20
וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה 1x wa·’ă·nā·qāh Malachi 2:13
מֵאַנְקַ֪ת 1x mê·’an·qaṯ Psalms 12:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Psalms 79:11, Psalms 102:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Malachi 2:13
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Psalms 12:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. shrieking
Source Gloss
shrieking
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
shrieking BDB: crying Usage: crying out, groaning, sighing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲנָקָה is built from this root:
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