ne.hi denotes an audible expression of mourning, marked by tears, lament, and ruin.

The attested use denotes mourning voiced as lamentation or a cry of grief. It occurs with tears and bitter lament in Jeremiah 31:15 and Jeremiah 9:18, with the sound of ruin in Jeremiah 9:19, and in public mourning over devastation in Amos 5:16 and Micah 2:4.

1. Voiced mourning and lament · dominant

   All occurrences show a common masculine singular absolute noun in contexts of public or personal grief. In Amos 5:16 the APB renders a setting in which people call mourners and those skilled in lamentation; in Jeremiah 9:18 it renders a lament that brings tears, and in Micah 2:4 it places bitter lament beside a declaration of ruin.

   Amos 5:16Jeremiah 31:15Jeremiah 9:17Jeremiah 9:18Jeremiah 9:19Jeremiah 9:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with “wailing,” “lamentation,” mourning, tears, and bitter grief. These renderings show the verse contexts rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.