אָגֵם

# Analysis of אָגֵם (H0099) The Hebrew word אָגֵם (transliterated as "agem") carries the meaning of being "grieved" or experiencing sorrow. Based on the lexical data provided, this term appears only once in the biblical text, making it a hapax legomenon—a word that occurs just a single time in the Hebrew scriptures. Because this word appears only once in the biblical record, its range of usage cannot be established through comparative analysis within the text itself. The single occurrence provides only one contextual example of how the term functions, limiting our ability to identify variations in meaning or nuanced applications that might emerge across multiple uses. This rarity means the word does not have a documented pattern of usage that would allow us to trace its semantic development or see how different biblical authors employed it. The significance of אָגֵם lies in its representation of an emotional state—grief or sorrow—using vocabulary that appears to be specialized or less common in biblical Hebrew. Its singular appearance suggests either that this particular term for expressing grief was less frequently used than other synonyms, or that it may have been associated with a specific literary context or historical moment in the biblical traditions.

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