דְּאָבוֹן (H1671) — Hebrew Lexicon

דְּאָבוֹן

𐤃𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤍

dᵉʼâbôwn

H1671 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דאב to languish, be faint, feel sorrow, waste away

Definition

A state or feeling of anguish, sorrow, or distress, especially intense inward pain or grief; the condition of being downcast or languishing due to emotional or physical suffering. In biblical usage, it often expresses deep dejection or pining away, sometimes with connotations of wasting away from grief or loss.

Semantic Range

state of sorrow, anguish, deep grief, pining, languishing; inward pain, emotional depletion, dejection

Root / Etymology

From the root דאב (ד-א-ב), meaning 'to languish,' 'to be faint,' or 'to be in sorrow.' The noun דְּאָבוֹן is formed on a pattern that denotes condition or state, so it expresses the condition of languishing or sorrowing. The root itself is not frequent in biblical Hebrew, but its sense is clear from context and cognates in other Semitic languages.

Historical & Contextual Notes

דְּאָבוֹן appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible, notably in Proverbs 15:13 and 17:21, where it conveys profound sorrow or anguish. Its use describes an internal state rather than visible mourning practices, often emphasizing emotional or spiritual decline. The term is sometimes translated as 'sorrow' or 'grief,' but English translations may not capture the idea of slow internal wasting the Hebrew conveys. Related words like עֶצֶב (ʿetsev) also mean grief or pain but are more general; דְּאָבוֹן suggests a sorrow that affects vitality and well-being. In later periods the root became less common, and other terms predominated for 'grief' or 'mourning.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from דָּאַב; pining; sorrow.

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Root Family

דאב (d-ʾ-b) — to languish, be faint, feel sorrow, waste away

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1669	דָּאַב	she has languished
H1670	דְּאָבָה	inner wasting-away

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H1671-01`	וְ/דַֽאֲב֥וֹן	vedaavon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-languishing	and languishing-sorrow	1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H1671-01`	Deuteronomy 28:65	וְ/דַֽאֲב֥וֹן	vedaavon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-languishing	and languishing-sorrow

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