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Strong's #3856 - לָהַה

Transliteration

lâhahh

Phonetics

law-hah'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1079

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Qal) to languish, faint
to amaze, startle
1. (Hithpalpel) madman (subst)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1587 ‑ ἐκλείπω (ek‑li'‑po);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

BSB (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

CSB (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

ESV (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

KJV (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

LEB (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

LSB (1)

Genesis 1

N95 (1)

Genesis 1

NAS (1)

Genesis 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Genesis 1

Proverbs 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1258) e l (לה LH) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Weary: To be weary from a non productive effort. To be without results. Related to al.

D) e a l (לאה LAH) AC: Weary CO: ? AB: Trouble

V) e a l (לאה LAH) - Weary: KJV (19): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) weary, grieve, faint, loath - Strongs: H3811 (לָאָה)

i^f1) e a l t (תלאה TLAH) - Trouble: What brings about weariness. KJV (4): travail, trouble - Strongs: H8513 (תְּלָאָה)

ai^f1) e a l t m (מתלאה MTLAH) - Weariness: KJV (1): weariness, travail, trouble - Strongs: H4972 (מַתְּלָאָה)

H) e e l (להה LHH) AC: Weary CO: ? AB: ?

V) e e l (להה LHH) - Weary: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) faint, mad - Strongs: H3856 (לָהַה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[לָהָה] verb languish, faint (= לָאָה) (ᵑ7לְהִי, id.; —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular with apocope וַתֵּ֫לַהּ אֶרֶץ Genesis 47:13 (of famine).

[לִהְלֵהַּ]

verb quadriliteral amaze, startle (compare Syriac Palpel confudit, obstupefecit; Ethpalpel stupore percussus est; consternatio, all in Lexicons, PS¹⁸⁹⁴) —

Hithpalpel Participle מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ as substantive = madman, followed by הַיֹּרֶה זִקִים Prov Genesis 26:18 (see Now).

List of Word Forms

וַתֵּ֜לַהּ ותלה כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ כמתלהלה kə·miṯ·lah·lê·ah Kemitlahleah kəmiṯlahlêah vatTelah wat·tê·lah wattêlah