pa.ah describes a first-person cry likened to a woman in labor in Isaiah 42:14.

The lone attested use presents a first-person outcry in a comparison with a woman in labor in Isaiah 42:14.

1. A cry compared to labor pains · dominant

   In Isaiah 42:14, the Qal imperfect first-common-singular form occurs in the speaker's declaration after long silence and restraint, followed by a comparison with a woman in labor. The APB renders the clause, “like a woman in labor I will groan, I will pant and gasp together.”

   Isaiah 42:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 42:14, the APB presents the clause with “I will groan” within a labor comparison; Its precise correspondence to the Hebrew form cannot be isolated with certainty.