נְאָקָה I, groaning. Ex. R. s. 1 (ref. to Ex. II, 24) נַאֲקַת החללים the groaning of the wounded. Ex. R. s. 6; a. e.—Esp. n’aḳah (prayer in distress), one of the expressions for prayer. Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥănina); Sifré Deut. 26; Deut. R. s. 2; a. e.