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nᵊhī נְהִי ‘wailing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāhā נָהָה ‘to wail’
Roots: נהה

nᵊhī n, m
1) wailing, lamentation, mourning song
 1a) wailing
 1b) mourning song

Mentioned in Jeremiah 9:19, 9:18, 31:15, 9:9, 9:17 Amos 5:16 Micah 2:4

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