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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 603. אֲנָקָה (anaqah) -- Groaning, Sighing</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/603.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/79-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/603.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 603</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/602.htm" title="602">◄</a> 603. anaqah <a href="../hebrew/604.htm" title="604">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">anaqah: Groaning, Sighing</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֲנָקָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>anaqah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-naw-KAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an-aw-kaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Groaning, Sighing<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>shrieking<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָנַק (anakh), which means "to sigh" or "to groan."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of groaning is captured in the New Testament by words such as στενάζω (stenazo - Strong's G4727), which also means to groan or sigh.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "anaqah" refers to a deep, often involuntary expression of distress or sorrow, typically manifested as a groan or sigh. It conveys a sense of emotional or physical pain and is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the cries of those in suffering or oppression.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, expressions of grief and distress were often vocalized through groaning or sighing. Such expressions were not only personal but also communal, as they could be part of public lamentations or prayers. The act of groaning was seen as a natural human response to suffering and was often directed towards God as a plea for relief or intervention.<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 crying, groaning<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>groaning (6).<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> I. <font class="hebrew2">אֲנָקָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>crying, groaning, in distress</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb006007.gif">) <a href="/interlinear/malachi/2-13.htm">Malachi 2:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">דִּמְעָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">בְּכִי</font>); <em>construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">אֶנְקַת</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-6.htm">Psalm 12:6</a> (of poor, <font class="hebrew2">אֶבְיוֺן</font>); <a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-11.htm">Psalm 79:11</a> (of prisoner <font class="hebrew2">אָסִיר</font>), so <a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-21.htm">Psalm 102:21</a>. <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>crying out, groaning, sighing <p>From <a href="/hebrew/602.htm">'anaq</a>; shrieking -- crying out, groaning, sighing. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/602.htm">'anaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֶנְקַ֣ת אֶנְקַ֪ת אנקת וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה ואנקה מֵאַנְקַ֪ת מאנקת ’en·qaṯ ’enqaṯ enKat mê’anqaṯ mê·’an·qaṯ meanKat vaanaKah wa’ănāqāh wa·’ă·nā·qāh<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/psalms/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 12:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִשֹּׁ֥ד עֲנִיִּים֮ <b> מֵאַנְקַ֪ת </b> אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים עַתָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because <span class="itali">of the groaning</span> of the needy,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the poor, <span class="itali">for the sighing</span> of the needy,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the devastation of the afflicted <span class="itali">of the groaning</span> of the needy Now<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/79-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 79:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/79.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תָּ֤ב֣וֹא לְפָנֶיךָ֮ <b> אֶנְקַ֪ת </b> אָ֫סִ֥יר כְּגֹ֥דֶל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/79.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Let the groaning</span> of the prisoner come<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/79.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Let the sighing</span> of the prisoner come<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/79-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> come before <span class="itali">the groaning</span> prisoner to the greatness<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/102-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 102:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לִ֭שְׁמֹעַ <b> אֶנְקַ֣ת </b> אָסִ֑יר לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/102.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To hear <span class="itali">the groaning</span> of the prisoner,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/102.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> To hear <span class="itali">the groaning</span> of the prisoner;<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to hear <span class="itali">the groaning</span> of the prisoner to set<p><b><a href="/text/malachi/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Malachi 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֔ה בְּכִ֖י <b> וַֽאֲנָקָ֑ה </b> מֵאֵ֣ין ע֗וֹד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/malachi/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with weeping <span class="itali">and with groaning,</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/malachi/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with weeping, <span class="itali">and with crying out,</span> insomuch that he regardeth<br><a href="/interlinear/malachi/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD weeping <span class="itali">groaning</span> no longer<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_603.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_603.htm">Strong's Hebrew 603<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/enkat_603.htm">’en·qaṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meankat_603.htm">mê·’an·qaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaanakah_603.htm">wa·’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'; 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