נִהְיָה (nihyâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning lamentation. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5093).
Also rendered
lament
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1311b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1311b)lamentation; doleful
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נִהְיָהnoun, feminine
Strong's H5093נִהְיָה: lamentation KJV:doleful.
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 1311: נָהָהnāhâ — wail, lament; went mourning after; groan, bewail, assemble