מִסְפֵּד (mispēd) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning wailing. It appears
14 times
in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4553).
Also rendered
mourning
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1530a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1530a)wailing; lamentation; one mourneth, mourning
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מִסְפֵּדnoun, masculine: wailing
Strong's H4553מִסְפֵּד: a lamentation KJV:lamentation, one mourneth, mourning, wailing.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1530: סָפַדsāpad — wail, lament; mourn, mourner