8424. tugah
Strong's Lexicon
tugah: Sorrow, grief, mourning

Original Word: תּוּגָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tuwgah
Pronunciation: too-GAH
Phonetic Spelling: (too-gaw')
Definition: Sorrow, grief, mourning
Meaning: depression, a grief

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָגָה (yagah), meaning "to grieve" or "to mourn."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 3077 (λυπη - lupe): Often translated as "sorrow" or "grief," this Greek term shares a similar semantic range with "tugah," capturing the emotional response to distress or loss.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tugah" conveys a deep sense of sorrow or grief, often associated with mourning or lamentation. It is used in the context of expressing profound emotional pain, typically due to loss or calamity. The term captures the intensity of human suffering and the emotional response to tragic circumstances.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, expressions of grief and mourning were significant communal and personal experiences. Mourning practices included wearing sackcloth, sitting in ashes, fasting, and wailing. The expression of sorrow was not only a personal emotional response but also a communal activity, reflecting the collective experience of loss or disaster. The Hebrew Bible often portrays tugah in the context of national calamities, personal loss, or divine judgment, emphasizing the depth of human emotion in response to life's trials.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yagah
Definition
grief
NASB Translation
grief (3), sorrow (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תּוּגָה noun feminine grief (poetry) — absolute ׳ת Psalm 119:28; Proverbs 14:13; Proverbs 17:21; construct תּוּגַת Proverbs 10:1; — grief Psalm 119:28; Proverbs 10:1 (opposed to יְשַׂמַּח), Proverbs 14:13 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה), Proverbs 17:21 ("" לֹא יִשְׂמַח).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tubal-cain

From yagah; depression (of spirits); concretely a grief -- heaviness, sorrow.

see HEBREW yagah

Forms and Transliterations
לְת֣וּגָה לתוגה מִתּוּגָ֑ה מתוגה תּוּגַ֥ת תוּגָֽה׃ תוגה׃ תוגת lə·ṯū·ḡāh leTugah ləṯūḡāh mit·tū·ḡāh mittuGah mittūḡāh ṯū·ḡāh tū·ḡaṯ tuGah ṯūḡāh tuGat tūḡaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 119:28
HEB: דָּלְפָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִתּוּגָ֑ה קַ֝יְּמֵ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃
NAS: because of grief; Strengthen
KJV: melteth for heaviness: strengthen
INT: weeps my soul of grief Strengthen to your word

Proverbs 10:1
HEB: וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּגַ֥ת אִמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: son is a grief to his mother.
KJV: son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
INT: son A foolish grief to his mother

Proverbs 14:13
HEB: וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ שִׂמְחָ֣ה תוּגָֽה׃
NAS: And the end of joy may be grief.
KJV: of that mirth [is] heaviness.
INT: and the end of joy may be grief

Proverbs 17:21
HEB: יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־
NAS: a fool [does so] to his sorrow, And the father
KJV: a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father
INT: sires A fool his sorrow no has

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8424
4 Occurrences


lə·ṯū·ḡāh — 1 Occ.
mit·tū·ḡāh — 1 Occ.
ṯū·ḡāh — 1 Occ.
tū·ḡaṯ — 1 Occ.















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