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)