a.naq denotes groaning in scenes of death, distress, and grief over wrongdoing.

The attested use denotes groaning amid death, distress, or grief: it occurs of the slain in Ezekiel 26:15 and Jeremiah 51:52, of men distressed over acts done in Jerusalem in Ezekiel 9:4, and as a command joined to silence and the withholding of mourning customs in Ezekiel 24:17.

1. Groaning in grief or distress · dominant

   In Ezekiel 26:15 and Jeremiah 51:52, Qal forms occur in clauses about the slain, and the APB renders them "groan." In Ezekiel 9:4, the Niphal passive participle identifies men who "sigh and groan over all the abominations" in the city; in Ezekiel 24:17, the Niphal imperative is a command set alongside silence and the prohibition of mourning for the dead.

   Ezekiel 26:15Jeremiah 51:52Ezekiel 9:4Ezekiel 24:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "Groan" in Ezekiel 24:17 and "groan" in Ezekiel 26:15 and Jeremiah 51:52; Ezekiel 9:4 pairs "sigh and groan." These renderings confirm the verses' overall presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the Hebrew form.