HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H592
אֲנִיָּה
a.niy.yah — lamentation
mourning, lamentation
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Lamentation
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2870
κοπετός
kopetos — lamentation
κοπετός, -οῦ, ὁ (κόπτω, mid.), [in LXX chiefly for מִסְפֵּד ;] = cl. κομμός, a beating of the head and breast, lamentation: before ἐπί with dative of person(s), Act.8:2.† (AS)
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θρῆνος
thrēnos — lamentation
θρῆνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for קִינָה ;] a lamentation: Mat.2:18, Rec.† (AS)
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γέεννα
geenna — hell: Gehenna
γέεννα (γέενα, Mrk.9:45, Rec.), -ης, ἡ (perh. through Aram. גֵּיהִנָּם, from Heb. גֵּי הִנֹּם, Neh.11:30; גֵּי בֶּן־הִנֹּם, Jhn.18:16; גֵּי בּנֵי־הִנֹּם, 4Ki.23:10; valley of (the son, sons of) lamentation); [in LXX the nearest approach to γ. is γαίεννα, Jos.18:16 (Γαὶ Ὀννόμ, A), elsewhere φάραγξ Ὀνόμ (Jos.15:8, al.), V. Swete on Mrk.9:43 ;] Gehenna, a valley W. and S. of Jerusalem, which as the site of fire-worship from the time of Ahaz, was desecrated by Josiah and became a dumping-place for the offal of the city. Later, the name was used as a symbol of the place of future punishment, as in NT: Mat.5:29, ; 10:28, Mrk.9:43, 45 47, Luk.12:5, Jas.3:6; γ. τ. πυρός, Mat.5:22 18:19, prob. with ref. to fires of Moloch (DB, ii, 119b); υἱὸς γεέννης, Mat.23:15; κρίσις γεέννης, 23:33.† (AS)
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הִנֹּם
hin.nom — (Topheth of) Hinnom
Hinnom = "lamentation" a valley (deep and narrow ravine) with steep, rocky sides located southwest of Jerusalem, separating Mount Zion to the north from the 'hill of evil counsel' and the sloping rocky plateau of the 'plain of Rephaim' to the south Combined with to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5092
נְהִי
ne.hi — wailing
1) wailing, lamentation, mourning song 1a) wailing 1b) mourning song
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קִינָה
qi.nah — dirge
lamentation, dirge, elegy
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θορυβέω
thorubeō — to make commotion
θορυβέω, -ῶ (θόρυβος), [in LXX: Nam.2:3 (רָעַל ho.), Dan LXX 8:17 (בָּעַת ni.), Jdg.3:26, Wis.18:19, Sir.40:6 * ;] 1. to make a noise or uproar: mid., of loud and ostentatious lamentation, Mat.9:23, Mrk.5:39, Act.20:10. 2. Trans., to trouble, throw into confusion: τ. πόλιν, Act.17:5.† (AS)
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אֲנָקָה
a.na.qah — groaning
crying, groaning, lamentation
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ὀδυρμός
odurmos — mourning
ὀδυρμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ὀδύρομαι, to lament), [in LXX : Jer.31:15 (תַּמְרוּר), 2Ma.11:6 * ;] lamentation, mourning: Mat.2:18 (LXX), 2Co.7:7.† (AS)
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δακρύω
dakruō — to weep
δακρύω [in LXX for בָּכָה, etc. ;] to weep, shed tears: Jhn.11:35.† SYN.: κλαίω, of audible weeping, to cry; ὀδύρομαι, of grief expressed verbally, to lament; θρηνέω, of formal lamentation, to sing a dirge; ἀλαλάζω, to wail in Oriental fashion; στενάζω, of grief expressed by inarticulate sounds, to groan. (AS)
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הֲדַדְרִמּוֹן
ha.dad.rim.mon — Hadad-rimmon
§ Hadad-rimmon = "Hadad of the pomegranates" a place in the valley of Megiddo where a national lamentation was held for the death of King Josiah; named after two Syrian gods
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H602
אָנַק
a.naq — to groan
1) to cry, groan 1a) (Qal) to cry, lament 1b) (Niphal) to make lamentation
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קִינָה
qi.nah — Kinah
§ Kinah = "lamentation" a town on the extreme southern boundary of Judah next to Edom
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γόος
goos — for
weeping, wailing, groaning, howling, mourning, lamentation , [8th/7th c.BC, variant datesTragica Adespota (ML)
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οἶκτος
oiktos — a lament
pity, compassion , (Odyssey by Homer), Dht., attic:—;with genitive objecti, compassion for , οἶκτος τῆς πόλιος (Herdotus Historicus) the expression of pity, lamentation, piteous wailing , (Aeschulus Tragicus);—;and in plural, (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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ὀλολυγμός
ololugmos — shrieking of women
a loud crying , mostly a joyous cry , in honour of the gods, (Aeschulus Tragicus);—;rarely of lamentation , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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τέρπω
terpō — to delight
1. to satisfy, delight, gladden, cheer , (Homer), attic:—;absolute to give delight , (Odyssey by Homer); τὰ τέρποντα delights , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. Pass. and Mid., 3. with genitive rei, to have full enjoyment of a thing, have enough of it, (Homer); metaphorically, τεταρπώμεσθα γόοιο let us take our fill of lamentation, (Homer) 4. to enjoy oneself, make merry , with dative modi, φόρμιγγι, μύθοισι, etc., (Homer), etc.; so, τ. ἐν θαλίῃς (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—; also with participle, τέρψει κλύων (Sophocles Tragicus); τέρπεται τιμώμενος (Euripides):—;absolute, πῖνε καὶ τέρπου drink and be merry , (Herdotus Historicus) 5. with accusative cognate to enjoy , τ. ὄνησιν (Euripides) (ML)
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הִי
hi — woe
lamentation, wailing
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נִהְיָה
nih.yah — lament
wailing, lament, lamentation, mourning song
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(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1:17-27). It was a frequent accompaniment of mourning (Amos 8:10). In 2 Sam. 3:33, 34 is recorded David’s lament over Abner. Prophecy sometimes took the form of a lament when it predicted calamity (Ezek. 27:2, 32; 28:12; 32:2, 16).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.