2 occurrences

'Wails' in the Bible

They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, to the high places to weep.Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba;Everyone’s head is shaved, and every beard is cut off [in mourning].

Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseBaldnessBeardsHeadsHigh PlacesKnives

In their streets they have wrapped themselves with sackcloth;On their [flat] housetops and in their open squaresEveryone is wailing, dissolved in tears.

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

Bible Theasaurus

Lament (75 instances)
Plaint (5 instances)
Wails (6 instances)
Whimper (1 instance)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀλαλάζω 
Alalazo 
Usage: 2

κλαυθμός 
Klauthmos 
Usage: 2

κόπτω 
Kopto 
Usage: 6

πενθέω 
Pentheo 
Usage: 7