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It conveys a sense of emotional or physical pain, weariness, or lamentation. In the biblical context, it is often associated with the cries of the oppressed or the suffering, reflecting a profound sense of longing or grief.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, expressions of grief and lamentation were common and often public. Sighing or groaning was a natural response to personal or communal suffering, such as oppression, illness, or loss. These expressions were not only personal but also communal, as the community often shared in the suffering of its members. The act of groaning was sometimes seen as a form of prayer or supplication, a non-verbal cry for divine intervention or relief.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/584.htm">anach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sighing, groaning<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>groaning (3), groans (1), sighing (5).<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> <font class="hebrew2">אֲנָחָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sighing, groaning</b></font> (in poetry & late); — <em>absolute</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a> +; <em>suffix</em> <font class="hebrew2">אַנְחָתִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/3-4.htm">Job 3:4</a> +; <font class="hebrew2">אַנְחָתָהֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/21-2.htm">Isaiah 21:2</a> (suffix with Raphe), <em>Plural suffix</em> <font class="hebrew2">אַנְחֹתַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-22.htm">Lamentations 1:22</a>; — <em>sighing, groaning</em>, in distress, physical or mental <a href="/interlinear/job/3-24.htm">Job 3:24</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שְׁאָגָה</font>), <a href="/interlinear/job/23-2.htm">Job 23:2</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שִׂיחַ</font>), <a href="/interlinear/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">תַּאֲוָה</font>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/21-2.htm">Isaiah 21:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-22.htm">Lamentations 1:22</a>; "" <font class="hebrew2">יָגוֺן</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-10.htm">Isaiah 35:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-11.htm">Isaiah 51:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Jeremiah 45:3</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קוֺל א</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-6.htm">Psalm 102:6</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>groaning, mourn, sigh <p>From <a href="/hebrew/585.htm">'anachah</a>; sighing -- groaning, mourn, sigh. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/585.htm">'anachah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַנְחָתִ֑י אַנְחָתִ֣י אַנְחָתִֽי׃ אַנְחָתָ֖ה אַנְחֹתַ֖י אנחתה אנחתי אנחתי׃ בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י בְּאַנְחָתִ֔י בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥ה באנחה באנחתי וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ואנחה׃ ואנחתי ’an·ḥā·ṯāh ’an·ḥā·ṯî ’an·ḥō·ṯay ’anḥāṯāh ’anḥāṯî ’anḥōṯay anchaTah anchaTi anchoTai ba’ănāḥāh ba·’ă·nā·ḥāh baaNaChah bə’anḥāṯî bə·’an·ḥā·ṯî beanchaTi vaanaChah veanchaTi wa’ănāḥāh wa·’ă·nā·ḥāh wə’anḥāṯî wə·’an·ḥā·ṯî<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/job/3-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 3:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי <b> אַנְחָתִ֣י </b> תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For my groaning</span> comes at the sight<br><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For my sighing</span> cometh before<br><a href="/interlinear/job/3-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sight of my food <span class="itali">my groaning</span> comes pour<p><b><a href="/text/job/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 23:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־ <b> אַנְחָתִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is heavy despite <span class="itali">my groaning.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my stroke is heavier <span class="itali">than my groaning.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is heavy despite <span class="itali">my groaning</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יָגַ֤עְתִּי ׀ <b> בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י </b> אַשְׂחֶ֣ה בְכָל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I am weary <span class="itali">with my sighing;</span> Every<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am weary <span class="itali">with my groaning;</span> all the night<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I am weary <span class="itali">my sighing</span> swim Every<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/31-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 31:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חַיַּי֮ וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪י <b> בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥ה </b> כָּשַׁ֣ל בַּעֲוֹנִ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And my years <span class="itali">with sighing;</span> My strength<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and my years <span class="itali">with sighing:</span> my strength<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my life and my years <span class="itali">sighing</span> has failed of my iniquity<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/38-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 38:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָל־ תַּאֲוָתִ֑י <b> וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י </b> מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is before <span class="itali">You; And my sighing</span> is not hidden<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all my desire <span class="itali">[is] before thee; and my groaning</span> is not hid<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all my desire <span class="itali">and my sighing</span> at is not<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/102-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 102:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מִקּ֥וֹל <b> אַנְחָתִ֑י </b> דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/102.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the loudness <span class="itali">of my groaning</span> My bones<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/102.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> By reason of the voice <span class="itali">of my groaning</span> my bones<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/102-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the loudness <span class="itali">of my groaning</span> cling my bones<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/21-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 21:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָדַ֔י כָּל־ <b> אַנְחָתָ֖ה </b> הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> O Media; <span class="itali">all the sighing</span> thereof have I made to cease.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/21-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Media of all <span class="itali">the sighing</span> have made<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/35-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 35:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן <b> וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And sorrow <span class="itali">and sighing</span> will flee away.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and sorrow <span class="itali">and sighing</span> shall flee away.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will flee and sorrow <span class="itali">and sighing</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/51-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 51:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן <b> וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And sorrow <span class="itali">and sighing</span> will flee<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] sorrow <span class="itali">and mourning</span> shall flee away.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will flee and sorrow <span class="itali">and sighing</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/45-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 45:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַכְאֹבִ֑י יָגַ֙עְתִּי֙ <b> בְּאַנְחָתִ֔י </b> וּמְנוּחָ֖ה לֹ֥א</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I fainted <span class="itali">in my sighing,</span> and I find<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/45-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my pain I am weary <span class="itali">my sighing</span> rest no<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 1:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ רַבּ֥וֹת <b> אַנְחֹתַ֖י </b> וְלִבִּ֥י דַוָּֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my transgressions; <span class="itali">For my groans</span> are many<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto me for all my transgressions: <span class="itali">for my sighs</span> [are] many,<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/1-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for are many <span class="itali">my groans</span> and my heart is faint<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">Strong's Hebrew 585<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/anchatah_585.htm">’an·ḥā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/anchati_585.htm">’an·ḥā·ṯî — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/anchotai_585.htm">’an·ḥō·ṯay — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/baanachah_585.htm">ba·’ă·nā·ḥāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/beanchati_585.htm">bə·’an·ḥā·ṯî — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaanachah_585.htm">wa·’ă·nā·ḥāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veanchati_585.htm">wə·’an·ḥā·ṯî — 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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