עָקָא, (עוּק) trouble, distress. Targ. Is. XXX, 6. Targ. Prov. XXIII, 27. Targ. Y. II, Num. XII, 12 הות עמנא בעַקְנָא she was with us in (shared) our trouble; a. e.—Snh. 26ᵃ דא ע׳ that is the trouble (that thou callest them wicked).—Pl. עָקָן. Targ. O. Lev. X, 19 וערען … ע׳ (v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 34).—Snh. 11ᵃ וע׳ סגיאן עתידן וכ׳ and great troubles are destined to come over the world; Tosef. Sot. XIII, 4 ע׳ סגיאין (corr. acc.; Var. ע׳ רברבן); Cant. R. to VIII, 9; a. e.—V. עַקְתָא.—Y. B. Kam. X, 7ᶜ top בר נש דעָקִין (masc. form) a man of troubles (a very poor man). Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, 5 עָקַיָּא (ed. Bub. עקתא), v. פְּנַי II.