יָגָה

Strong’s Definition

to grieve

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

afflict, cause grief, grieve, sorrowful, vex.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to afflict, grieve, suffer, cause grief
• 2.(niphal) grieved, grieving (participle)
• 3.(piel) to grieve
• 4.(hiphil) to cause grief, cause sorrow

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâgâh; Pronunciation: yaw-gaw'