ne.a.qah denotes cries of distress, heard from oppressed people and from the slain.

The attested forms denote cries of distress: Israel’s under oppression in Exodus 2:24, Exodus 6:5, and Judges 2:18, and those associated with the slain in Ezekiel 30:24.

1. Cries arising from suffering or death · dominant

   The singular construct forms occur where Israel is under Egyptian service or oppression: in Exodus 2:24 the APB renders that God heard “their groaning,” in Exodus 6:5 “the groan of the sons of Israel,” and in Judges 2:18 their cry before oppressors and crushers. In Ezekiel 30:24, the plural construct form is associated with the slain, and the APB renders that “the groans of the slain will sound before him.”

   Exodus 2:24Exodus 6:5Judges 2:18Ezekiel 30:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “groaning,” “groan,” and “groans,” including Israel’s distress and the sound associated with the slain. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.