What does תּוּגָה mean in the Bible?
תּוּגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "depression (of spirits); concretely a grief".
Hebrew · H8424
תּוּגָה
Depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
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תּוּגָה H8424
What does תּוּגָה mean in the Bible?
תּוּגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "depression (of spirits); concretely a grief".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8424?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grief (1), in sorrow (1), to his own grief (1), with sorrow (1).
Where does תּוּגָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 119:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Psalms (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 grief 1× Proverbs 10:1
in sorrow 1× Proverbs 14:13
to his own grief 1× Proverbs 17:21
with sorrow 1× Psalms 119:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 119:28
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Proverbs 3
Source forms
לְת֣וּגָה 1x lə·ṯū·ḡāh Proverbs 17:21
מִתּוּגָ֑ה 1x mit·tū·ḡāh Psalms 119:28
תוּגָֽה׃ 1x ṯū·ḡāh Proverbs 14:13
תּוּגַ֥ת 1x tū·ḡaṯ Proverbs 10:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 14:13
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Proverbs 10:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 17:21
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 119:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
Source Gloss
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief BDB: grief Usage: heaviness, sorrow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוּגָה is built from this root:
יָגָה H3013
Part of These Phrases
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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