יָגוֹן yagon
Hebrew word for “sorrow” · Strong’s H3015 · used 14 times in 14 verses
Meaning
grief, sorrow, anguish
How it is translated
Glosses given for yagon in context, with how often each is used:
- sorrow 14
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 42 (1), Genesis 44 (1), Esther 9 (1), Psalms 13 (1), Psalms 31 (1), Psalms 107 (1), Psalms 116 (1), Isaiah 35 (1), Isaiah 51 (1), Jeremiah 8 (1)
Forms
- יגון 5
- ויגון 4
- ביגון 3
- מיגון 1
- מיגונם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yagon more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֲנָחָה anachah “sighing” 4
- שָׂשׂוֹן sasvon “rejoicing” 3
- שְׁאוֹל sheol “hell” 3
- שִׂמְחָה simchah “joy” 3
- שֵׂיבָה sevah “greyheaded” 2
- אֵבֶל evel “mourning” 2
- רִנָּה rinnah “cry” 2
- נָשַׂג nasag “to overtake” 2
- פָּדָה padah “to ransom” 2
- הָפַךְ haphakh “to overturn” 2
- נוּס nus “to flee” 2
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 2
Key verses
The verses using yagon that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 42:38 — And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall…
- Esther 9:22 — As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that…
- Psalms 13:2 — How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
- Psalms 31:10 — For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
- Psalms 107:39 — Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
- Psalms 116:3 — The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Isaiah 35:10 — And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and…
- Isaiah 51:11 — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and…
- Jeremiah 8:18 — When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
- Jeremiah 20:18 — Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
- Jeremiah 31:13 — Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them…
- Jeremiah 45:3 — Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
See all 14 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.