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אֲנָחָה H585
H585 is the Hebrew word אֲנָחָה, transliterated ʼănâchâh and said an-aw-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it sighing.
What it means
sighing.
Where it comes from
from H585 (אֲנָחָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: groaning, mourn, sigh.
Verses using אֲנָחָה
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Job 3:24 · KJV
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
Psalm 6:6 · KJV
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Psalm 31:10 · KJV
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
Psalm 38:9 · KJV
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Psalm 102:5 · KJV
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
Isaiah 21:2 · KJV
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Isaiah 35:10 · KJV
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Isaiah 51:11 · KJV
Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Jeremiah 45:3 · KJV
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
Lamentations 1:22 · KJV
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Common questions
What does Strong's H585 mean?
H585 is the Hebrew word אֲנָחָה (ʼănâchâh), meaning sighing.
How is H585 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sighing (5 times), groaning (2 times), before thee and my groaning (1 time), mourning (1 time), sighs (1 time).
How many times does H585 appear in the Bible?
אֲנָחָה (ʼănâchâh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H585 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H585 (אֲנָחָה).
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