Word Study · Strong's H3015 · Hebrew
יָגוֹן
yagon
yaw-gohn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: yâgôwn
“affliction”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
affliction
Rendered in the KJV as
grief, sorrow.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- בְּיָג֖וֹן2
- יָג֥וֹן2
- בְיָג֡וֹן1
- וְיָג֣וֹן1
- וְיָג֑וֹן1
- וְיָג֖וֹן1
- וְיָגֽוֹן׃1
- יָג֣וֹן1
- יָג֑וֹן1
- יָג֖וֹן1
- מִיָּגוֹן֙1
- מִיגוֹנָֽם׃1
How it is rendered · 5
- sorrow5
- and sorrow4
- in sorrow3
- from sorrow1
- from sorrow their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HC/Ncmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 42:38בְּיָג֖וֹןbeyagonpreposition + noun · masculine singularBut Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”here: in sorrow
- Genesis 44:31בְּיָג֖וֹןbeyagonpreposition + noun · masculine singularsees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.here: in sorrow
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 13:2יָג֣וֹןyagonnoun · masculine singularHow long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?here: sorrow
- Psalms 31:10בְיָג֡וֹןveyagonpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.here: in sorrow
- Psalms 107:39וְיָגֽוֹן׃veyagonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWhen they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,here: and sorrow
- Psalms 116:3וְיָג֣וֹןveyagonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThe ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.here: and sorrow
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 35:10יָג֥וֹןyagonnoun · masculine singularSo the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.here: sorrow
- Isaiah 51:11יָג֥וֹןyagonnoun · masculine singularSo the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.here: sorrow
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:18יָג֑וֹןyagonnoun · masculine singularMy sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.here: sorrow
- Jeremiah 20:18וְיָג֑וֹןveyagonconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWhy did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?here: and sorrow
- Jeremiah 31:13מִיגוֹנָֽם׃migonampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.here: from sorrow their
- Jeremiah 45:3יָג֖וֹןyagonnoun · masculine singularYou have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”here: sorrow