What does אֲנָקָה mean in the Bible?
אֲנָקָה is a Hebrew word meaning "shrieking".
Hebrew · H603
אֲנָקָה
Shrieking
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אֲנָקָהH603
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 Itand for the groaning1×Psalms 12:5
and groaning1×Malachi 2:13
groaning1×Psalms 102:20
May the groans1×Psalms 79:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 12:5מֵאַנְקַ֪תtoand for the groaningPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructPsalms 79:11אֶנְקַ֪תtoMay the groansNoun - feminine singular constructPsalms 102:20אֶנְקַ֣תtogroaningNoun - feminine singular constructMalachi 2:13וַֽאֲנָקָ֑הtoand groaningConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 12:5
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Psalms3Malachi1
Source forms
אֶנְקַ֪ת1x’en·qaṯPsalms 79:11
אֶנְקַ֣ת1x’en·qaṯPsalms 102:20
וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה1xwa·’ă·nā·qāhMalachi 2:13
מֵאַנְקַ֪ת1xmê·’an·qaṯPsalms 12:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct2xPsalms 79:11, Psalms 102:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xMalachi 2:13
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 12:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. shrieking
Source Gloss
shrieking
Extended definitionSource: 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: