a.nan describes voicing grievance, whether by the people in the camp or by a living man facing punishment for sins.

a.nan marks the expression of grievance in both attested settings: the people are described amid the LORD’s anger in Numbers 11:1, while Lamentations 3:39 asks why a living man would do so concerning punishment for sins.

1. Voicing grievance in adverse circumstances · dominant

   In Numbers 11:1, the Hithpolel participle occurs in the clause describing the people before the LORD hears and anger burns; the APB renders the clause “the people were complaining badly.” In Lamentations 3:39, the Hithpolel imperfect stands in a question about a living man and punishment for sins; the APB renders, “Why should a living man complain.”

   Numbers 11:1Lamentations 3:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses with “complaining badly” in Numbers 11:1 and “complain” in Lamentations 3:39. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.