TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H584

אָנַח H584

H584 is the Hebrew word אָנַח, transliterated ʼânach and said aw-nakh'. The King James Version most often renders it sigh.

Word: אָנַחTransliteration: ʼânachSaid: aw-nakh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

to sigh.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sigh 6×sighed 1×yea she sigheth 1×wherefore sighest 1×groan 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: groan, mourn, sigh.

Verses using אָנַח

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 2:23 · KJV

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Lamentations 1:4 · KJV

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

Lamentations 1:8 · KJV

Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

Lamentations 1:11 · KJV

All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.

Lamentations 1:21 · KJV

They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

Ezekiel 9:4 · KJV

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

Ezekiel 21:6 · KJV

Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

Ezekiel 21:7 · KJV

And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.

Joel 1:18 · KJV

How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Common questions

What does Strong's H584 mean?

H584 is the Hebrew word אָנַח (ʼânach), meaning to sigh.

How is H584 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sigh (6 times), sighed (1 time), yea she sigheth (1 time), wherefore sighest (1 time), groan (1 time).

How many times does H584 appear in the Bible?

אָנַח (ʼânach) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H584 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.