Lexical Definition

‎אָנַק‎ ʼânaq (aw-nak') to groan ^H:V
a primitive root

cry, groan.

• to shriek

1) to cry, groan
1a) (Qal) to cry, lament
1b) (Niphal) to make lamentation

See Greek: κρατέω · στενάζω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎אָנַק‎] verb cry, groan (Aramaic ‎אֲנַק‎ —

Qal Imperfect ‎יֶאֱנֹק‎ Jer 51:52 Infinitive construct ‎אֱנֹק‎ Ezek 26:15, both of groaning of wounded (‎חָלָל‎). Niph`al id., in mourning, lamentation; Infinitive construct ‎הֵאָנֵק‎ Ezek 24:17 || ‎עָשָׂה אֵבֶל‎); Participle ‎נֶאֱנָקִים‎ Ezek 9:4 (|| ‎נֶאֱנָחִים‎ followed by ‎עַל‎.

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