anxiety
de.a.gah denotes distress and apprehension, seen in fearful eating, troubled hearts, and unrest after bad news.
The dominant attested use describes distress accompanying bread and water consumed under deprivation or threat. Other verses place it in apprehension over a possible future dispute, in a heart weighed down, and in unrest after bad tidings.
Senses in use
-
Distress during threatened provisions · dominant
In Ezekiel 12:18 and Ezekiel 12:19, the singular absolute noun occurs with eating bread and drinking water; the APB renders the clauses with food and drink taken “with trembling” and “in anxiety.” Ezekiel 4:16 similarly places it alongside bread eaten by weight and water drunk by measure.
-
Apprehension that burdens the heart · common
In Joshua 22:24, the noun introduces the concern that future descendants may challenge the relationship of the speakers' sons to the LORD. In Proverbs 12:25, it is located in a man's heart, which the APB renders as being weighed down before a good word makes it glad.
-
Unsettled distress after bad news · rare
In Jeremiah 49:23, the singular absolute noun follows reports of bad tidings and melting away; the APB renders the clause, “anxiety cannot be quieted.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “anxiety” in the Ezekiel verses, Proverbs 12:25, and Jeremiah 49:23, while Joshua 22:24 renders the opening motive as “from anxiety.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixing a separate English equivalent in each verse.