מוּעָקָה
mu.a.qah
distress
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word מוּעָקָה (mu.a.qah) as found in the Strong's lexicon under H4157, has a short definition that translates to "distress". This single word is used only once in the entire Bible, indicating its rarity or perhaps the specific context in which it was chosen for this particular instance. The absence of other occurrences hinders our ability to discern the full scope of the word's usage, but it does hint at the possibility of this word holding unique or idiomatic value. Since the definition of מוּעָקָה is "distress", it is likely used in a scenario where emotional or psychological pain is experienced, likely beyond the physical realm. However, without more data, its exact range of usage remains uncertain.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text