תַּאֲנִיָּה
ta.a.niy.yah
mourning
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word תַּאֲנִיָּה (ta.a.niy.yah) is associated with the concept of mourning. This emotional state is part of the broader semantic domain of Emotion & Attitude. The word appears only twice in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited usage. Given its definition as mourning, it is likely that this word is used to describe a state of sorrow, grief, or lamentation. The specific context in which it appears would provide further insight into its usage, but with only two occurrences, it is difficult to draw broad conclusions about its range of usage. Nonetheless, its association with emotions suggests that it may be used to describe a personal or communal response to loss or hardship.
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Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
then I will distress Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation. She shall be to me as an altar hearth.
Lamentations 2:5The Lord has become as an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces. He has destroyed his strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation in the daughter of Judah.