5091. nahah

Lexicon

nahah: To lead, guide, conduct

Original Word: נָהָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nahah
Pronunciation: naw-HAW
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-haw')
Definition: To lead, guide, conduct
Meaning: to groan, bewail, to assemble

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lament, wail

A primitive root; to groan, i.e. Bewail; hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation) -- lament, wail.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to wail, lament
NASB Translation
lamented (1), utter (1), wail (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נָהָה verb wail, lament (probably onomatopoetic, compare Sta^{Geschichte. i. 388}; Arabic (in Lexicons); Ethiopic : is recreari, respirare, etc. Di⁶³²); —

Qal Perfect וְנָהָה Micah 2:4 lament followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb; Imperative נְהֵה Ezekiel 32:18, followed byעַל concerning, for.

Niph`al Imperfect וַיִּנָּהוּ 1 Samuel 7:2 followed byאַהֲרִי went mourning after (so most, compare Th Dr, who argue against Thes were gathered), < read ויפנ(הׅ, וַיִּפְנוּ turned after = submitted to (as Ezekiel 29:16) ᵐ5 (perhaps), We Kit Bu HPS.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1914 (ἐπιθορυβέω, epithorybeo): To make an outcry, to clamor. This Greek term captures the idea of a loud, public expression of emotion, similar to the Hebrew concept of groaning or lamenting.
• G2354 (θρηνέω, thrēneō): To lament, to wail. This Greek word is closely related to the Hebrew נָהָה, as it conveys the act of mourning or expressing grief, often in a formal or ritualistic manner.

In summary, נָהָה (nahah) is a multifaceted term that encompasses both the personal and communal dimensions of mourning, reflecting the deep emotional and spiritual responses to loss and judgment in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The verb נָהָה (nahah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of groaning or lamenting, often in the context of mourning or expressing deep sorrow. It can also imply the gathering or assembling of people, particularly in the context of communal lamentation or mourning rituals.

Context: • The root נָהָה (nahah) appears in various forms throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, primarily in poetic and prophetic literature. It is often associated with expressions of grief and mourning, reflecting the deep emotional response to loss or calamity. The act of groaning or bewailing is not merely a personal expression but can also be a communal activity, where individuals come together to share in collective sorrow.
• In the prophetic books, נָהָה is frequently used to describe the response to divine judgment or impending disaster. For example, the prophets often call upon the people to lament as a sign of repentance and acknowledgment of their sins.
• The term can also be used metaphorically to describe the land or cities as groaning under the weight of sin or destruction, emphasizing the pervasive impact of human actions on the created order.
• The concept of assembling in the context of נָהָה highlights the social and religious dimensions of mourning in ancient Israelite culture, where communal gatherings served as a means of support and solidarity in times of distress.

Forms and Transliterations

וְנָהָ֨ה וַיִּנָּה֛וּ וינהו ונהה נְהֵ֛ה נהה nə·hêh neHeh nəhêh vaiyinnaHu venaHah way·yin·nā·hū wayyinnāhū wə·nā·hāh wənāhāh

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 7:2
HEB: עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיִּנָּה֛וּ כָּל־ בֵּ֥ית
NAS: of Israel lamented after
KJV: of Israel lamented after
INT: twenty years lamented and all the house

Ezekiel 32:18
HEB: בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם נְהֵ֛ה עַל־ הֲמ֥וֹן
NAS: of man, wail for the hordes
KJV: of man, wail for the multitude
INT: Son of man wail for the hordes

Micah 2:4
HEB: עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם מָשָׁ֗ל וְנָהָ֨ה נְהִ֤י נִֽהְיָה֙
NAS: you a taunt And utter a bitter
KJV: a parable against you, and lament with a doleful
INT: against A taunt and utter lamentation become

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5091
3 Occurrences

nə·hêh — 1 Occ.
way·yin·nā·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·hāh — 1 Occ.