Strong's Hebrew: 3015. יָגוֹן (yagon) -- Sorrow, grief, anguish
Strong's Lexicon
yagon: Sorrow, grief, anguish
Original Word: יָגוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yagown
Pronunciation: yah-GOHN
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-gohn')
Definition: Sorrow, grief, anguish
Meaning: affliction
Word Origin: Derived from the root יָגָה (yagah), which means to grieve or to be sorrowful.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3077 (λυπη, lupe): Often translated as sorrow or grief in the New Testament.
- G3997 (πενθος, penthos): Refers to mourning or lamentation.
Usage: The Hebrew word "yagon" primarily denotes a deep sense of sorrow or grief. It is often used in the context of emotional pain and distress, reflecting the human experience of suffering and lamentation. In the biblical narrative, "yagon" captures the profound emotional responses to loss, sin, and the consequences of disobedience to God.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, expressions of sorrow and grief were integral to communal and individual life. Mourning practices included wearing sackcloth, fasting, and lamentation. The concept of "yagon" is deeply embedded in the Hebrew understanding of the human condition, acknowledging the reality of suffering in a fallen world. The Israelites often expressed their grief in psalms and laments, seeking comfort and deliverance from God.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yagah
Definition
grief, sorrow
NASB Translation
sorrow (14).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָגוֺן noun [masculine] grief, sorrow; — absolute יָגוֺן Genesis 42:38 12t.; suffix (מִ)יגוֺנָם Jeremiah 31:13; — sorrow, Genesis 42:38; Genesis 44:31 (J), Psalm 13:3; Jeremiah 8:18; "" אֲנָחָה Psalm 31:11; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:11; compare Psalm 107:39 ("" עֹצֶר, רָעָה), Psalm 116:3 ("" צָרָה), Jeremiah 20:18 ("" עָמָל), Jeremiah 31:13 ("" אֵבֶל, opposed to שִׂמַּחְתִּים), Jeremiah 45:3 ("" מַכְאֹבִי), Ezekiel 23:33 ("" שִׁכָּרוֺן, but Co.; שׁברון with Manuscripts; compare Ezekiel 21:11); Esther 9:22 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grief, sorrow
From yagah; affliction -- grief, sorrow.
see HEBREW yagah
Forms and Transliterations
בְּיָג֖וֹן בְיָג֡וֹן ביגון וְיָג֑וֹן וְיָג֖וֹן וְיָג֣וֹן וְיָגֽוֹן׃ ויגון ויגון׃ יָג֑וֹן יָג֖וֹן יָג֣וֹן יָג֥וֹן יגון מִיָּגוֹן֙ מִיגוֹנָֽם׃ מיגון מיגונם׃ bə·yā·ḡō·wn ḇə·yā·ḡō·wn beyaGon bəyāḡōwn ḇəyāḡōwn mî·ḡō·w·nām mî·yā·ḡō·wn migoNam mîḡōwnām mîyāḡōwn miyagoyN veyaGon wə·yā·ḡō·wn wəyāḡōwn yā·ḡō·wn yaGon yāḡōwn
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Genesis 42:38
HEB: אֶת־ שֵׂיבָתִ֛י בְּיָג֖וֹן שְׁאֽוֹלָה׃
NAS: down to Sheol in sorrow.
KJV: my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
INT: down my gray sorrow to Sheol
Genesis 44:31
HEB: עַבְדְּךָ֥ אָבִ֛ינוּ בְּיָג֖וֹן שְׁאֹֽלָה׃
NAS: down to Sheol in sorrow.
KJV: our father with sorrow to the grave.
INT: of your servant our father sorrow to Sheol
Esther 9:22
HEB: נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל
NAS: was turned for them from sorrow into gladness
KJV: which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy,
INT: was turned from sorrow gladness mourning
Psalm 13:2
HEB: עֵצ֡וֹת בְּנַפְשִׁ֗י יָג֣וֹן בִּלְבָבִ֣י יוֹמָ֑ם
NAS: in my soul, [Having] sorrow in my heart
KJV: in my soul, [having] sorrow in my heart
INT: counsel my soul sorrow my heart daily
Psalm 31:10
HEB: כִּ֤י כָל֪וּ בְיָג֡וֹן חַיַּי֮ וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪י
NAS: is spent with sorrow And my years
KJV: is spent with grief, and my years
INT: for is spent sorrow my life and my years
Psalm 107:39
HEB: מֵעֹ֖צֶר רָעָ֣ה וְיָגֽוֹן׃ ׆
NAS: oppression, misery and sorrow,
KJV: affliction, and sorrow.
INT: oppression affliction and sorrow
Psalm 116:3
HEB: מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃
NAS: upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
KJV: upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
INT: came distress and sorrow found
Isaiah 35:10
HEB: יַשִּׂ֔יגוּ וְנָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ פ
NAS: and joy, And sorrow and sighing
KJV: and gladness, and sorrow and sighing
INT: will find will flee and sorrow and sighing
Isaiah 51:11
HEB: יַשִּׂיג֔וּן נָ֖סוּ יָג֥וֹן וַאֲנָחָֽה׃ ס
NAS: and joy, And sorrow and sighing
KJV: and joy; [and] sorrow and mourning
INT: will obtain will flee and sorrow and sighing
Jeremiah 8:18
HEB: מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖י עֲלֵ֣י יָג֑וֹן עָלַ֖י לִבִּ֥י
NAS: My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart
KJV: [When] I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart
INT: healing and my sorrow and my heart
Jeremiah 20:18
HEB: לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת
NAS: on trouble and sorrow, So that my days
KJV: labour and sorrow, that my days
INT: to look trouble and sorrow have been ashamed
Jeremiah 31:13
HEB: וְנִ֣חַמְתִּ֔ים וְשִׂמַּחְתִּ֖ים מִיגוֹנָֽם׃
NAS: them and give them joy for their sorrow.
KJV: them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
INT: and will comfort and give their sorrow
Jeremiah 45:3
HEB: יָסַ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה יָג֖וֹן עַל־ מַכְאֹבִ֑י
NAS: has added sorrow to my pain;
KJV: hath added grief to my sorrow;
INT: has added the LORD sorrow unto my pain
Ezekiel 23:33
HEB: שִׁכָּר֥וֹן וְיָג֖וֹן תִּמָּלֵ֑אִי כּ֚וֹס
NAS: with drunkenness and sorrow, The cup
KJV: with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup
INT: drunkenness and sorrow will be filled the cup