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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תּוּגָהH8424
What does תּוּגָה mean in the Bible?
תּוּגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "depression (of spirits); concretely a grief".
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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 Itgrief1×Proverbs 10:1
in sorrow1×Proverbs 14:13
to his own grief1×Proverbs 17:21
with sorrow1×Psalms 119:28
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First aligned rowPsalms 119:28
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Psalms1Proverbs3
Source forms
לְת֣וּגָה1xlə·ṯū·ḡāhProverbs 17:21
מִתּוּגָ֑ה1xmit·tū·ḡāhPsalms 119:28
תוּגָֽה׃1xṯū·ḡāhProverbs 14:13
תּוּגַ֥ת1xtū·ḡaṯProverbs 10:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 14:13
Noun - feminine singular construct1xProverbs 10:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 17:21
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 119:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
Source Gloss
depression (of spirits); concretely a grief
Extended definitionSource: 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:
יָגָהH3013
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