Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pain
Usage: 1) pain, sorrow 1a) pain (physical) 1b) pain (mental)
Strong's Number
H4341
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
8
Strong's H4341 Quick Answer
Strong's H4341 מַכאוֹב מַכאוֹב מַכאוֹבָה (mak'ob) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mak'ob (mak-obe') (sometimes makcowb {mak-obe'} also (feminine Isaiah 53) n-m. 1. anguish or (figuratively) affliction [from H3510] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include grief, affliction, also, griefs, and pain. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mak'ob (mak-obe') (sometimes makcowb {mak-obe'} also (feminine Isaiah 53) n-m. 1. anguish or (figuratively) affliction [from H3510]
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- grief, affliction, also, griefs, and pain
Meaning and Definition
mak'ob (mak-obe') (sometimes makcowb {mak-obe'} also (feminine Isaiah 53) n-m. 1. anguish or (figuratively) affliction [from H3510] KJV: grief, pain, sorrow. Root(s): H3510
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4341. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4341 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mak'ob, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
grief
2 Chronicles 6:29
5×
affliction
Exodus 3:7
2×
also
Job 33:19
2×
griefs
Isaiah 53:4
pain
Jeremiah 51:8
How Strong's H4341 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4341 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4341 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4341.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
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.
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4341, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4341 FAQ
What does makob (מַכְאֹב) mean?
Makob (Strong's H4341) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "grief". mak'ob (mak-obe') (sometimes makcowb {mak-obe'} also (feminine Isaiah 53) n-m. 1. anguish or (figuratively) affliction [from H3510]
How many times is makob (מַכְאֹב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H4341 across 8 books.
Where can I study makob (מַכְאֹב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4341 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate makob (מַכְאֹב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as grief, affliction, also, griefs, and pain. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.