מַכְאֹבִ֗ים
𐤌𐤊𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌
makʼôb
Physical pain or suffering, or metaphorically, emotional affliction or distress. The word expresses the experience of pain from wounds, illness, or hardship, and by extension, deep sorrow, especially that which is visible or externally discerned. Its senses include literal bodily pain and figurative applications describing inward grief, mental agony, or the distress associated with personal or communal tragedy.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 · Word #4
Lexicon H4341
| Lemma | מַכְאֹב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤊𐤀𐤁 |
| Transliteration | makʼôb |
| Strong's | H4341 |
| Definition | Physical pain or suffering, or metaphorically, emotional affliction or distress. The word expresses the experience of pain from wounds, illness, or hardship, and by extension, deep sorrow, especially that which is visible or externally discerned. Its senses include literal bodily pain and figurative applications describing inward grief, mental agony, or the distress associated with personal or communal tragedy. |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4341-08
pains
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural common noun in the absolute state from מַכְאֹב. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root כאב, expressing the experience of hurt or suffering. The masculine plural absolute form is reflected by the simple plural "pains," preserving the concrete sense of multiple instances or experiences of suffering. |
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