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It conveys a sense of profound emotional or physical pain, often in response to suffering, oppression, or divine judgment. In the biblical context, it is used to describe the cries of those in anguish or under duress.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, expressions of grief and distress were often vocalized through groaning or sighing. Such expressions were not only personal but also communal, as the community would often share in the suffering of its members. Groaning was seen as a natural response to the hardships of life, including oppression, illness, and divine chastisement. It was also a form of lamentation, a way to appeal to God for relief and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/602.htm">anaq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a ferret, shrewmouse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gecko (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">אֲנָקָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ferret, or shrew-mouse, unclean animal</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-30.htm">Leviticus 11:30</a> (Tristr<sup>FFP 24</sup>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb006008.gif"> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">אקמתא</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ferret <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/603.htm">'anaqah</a>; some kind of lizard, probably the gecko (from its wail) -- ferret. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/603.htm">'anaqah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהָאֲנָקָ֥ה והאנקה vehaanaKah wə·hā·’ă·nā·qāh wəhā’ănāqāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהָאֲנָקָ֥ה </b> וְהַכֹּ֖חַ וְהַלְּטָאָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and the gecko,</span> and the crocodile,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the ferret,</span> and the chameleon,<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and the gecko</span> and the crocodile and the lizard<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_604.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_604.htm">Strong's Hebrew 604<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaanakah_604.htm">wə·hā·’ă·nā·qāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/603.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="603"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="603" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/605.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="605"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="605" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>