3811. laah

Lexicon

laah: To be weary, to be tired, to be exhausted

Original Word: לָאָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: la'ah
Pronunciation: lah-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (law-aw')
Definition: To be weary, to be tired, to be exhausted
Meaning: to tire, to be, disgusted

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

faint, grieve, loathe, be, make weary selves

A primitive root; to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted -- faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be weary or impatient
NASB Translation
become impatient (1), exhausted (1), find difficulty (1), impatient (1), parched (1), tired (2), try the patience (2), wearied (4), wearies (1), weary (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[לָאָה] verb be weary, impatient (compare Arabic be slow, hesitating (Frey); after difficulty, with difficulty (Lane³⁰⁰⁷); Aramaic לְאִי, , ); —

Qal Imperfect2masculine singular תִּלְאֶה Job 4:2; וַתֵּ֑לֶא Job 4:5; 3plural וַיִּלְאוּ Genesis 19:11; — be weary (in vain endeavour) followed by Infinitive Genesis 19:11; be weary, impatient at attempted consolation absolute Job 4:2; at calamity absolute Job 4:5 ("" בָּהַל).

Niph`al Perfect נִלְאָה Proverbs 26:15 2t.; 2 feminine singular נִלְאֵית Isaiah 47:13; נִלְאֵיתִי Isaiah 1:14 3t., etc.; — followed by infinitive be weary of doing a thing, Exodus 7:18 (JE), make oneself weary in doing something Proverbs 26:15 (of sluggard's laziness), weary (i.e. strenuously exert) oneself to Jeremiah 9:4; Jeremiah 20:9; absolute of eager and hopeless prayer עלהַֿבָּמָה ׳נִל Moab, Isaiah 16:12 ("" נִרְאָה, בָּא אֶלמִֿקְדָּשׁוֺ לְהִתְמַּלֵּל); of vain consultations, (followed by בְּ) Babylon Isaiah 47:13; subject ׳י, followed by infinitive Isaiah 1:14; Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 15:6, always of exhausted patience; figurative of parched soil (absolute) Psalm 68:10.

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular suffix הֶלְאָנִי Job 16:7; 3feminine singular הֶלְאָת Ezekiel 24:12 (strike out ᵐ5 Co), 1 singular suffix הֶלְאֵתִיךָ Micah 6:3; Imperfect וַיַּלְאוּךָ Jeremiah 12:5; תַּלְאוּ Isaiah 7:13; Infinitiveconstruct הַלְאוֺת Isaiah 7:13; — weary, make weary, exhaust, followed by accusative Job 16:7 (subject God); exhaust patience of, object God Isaiah 7:13; object men Isaiah 7:13; Jeremiah 12:5; Micah 6:3.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G73 (ἀγωνίζομαι, agōnizomai): To struggle, to compete for a prize, to contend with adversaries
• G770 (ἀσθενέω, astheneō): To be weak, to be sick
• G1410 (δύναμαι, dynamai): To be able, to have power
• G1590 (ἐκλύω, ekluo): To loose, to release, to faint
• G1907 (ἐπιλαμβάνομαι, epilambanomai): To take hold of, to seize
• G2872 (κοπιάω, kopiaō): To grow weary, to toil
• G3076 (λυπέω, lypeō): To grieve, to distress
• G3886 (παραλύω, paralyō): To weaken, to disable
• G3926 (παραμυθέομαι, paramytheomai): To comfort, to console
• G3930 (παρέχω, parechō): To provide, to offer
• G3935 (παραμυθία, paramythia): Consolation, comfort

These Greek terms reflect various aspects of weariness, weakness, and the need for strength or comfort, paralleling the Hebrew concept of לָאָה in different contexts within the New Testament.

Usage: The verb לָאָה (lā'â) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of weariness or fatigue, both physical and emotional. It can also convey a sense of being disgusted or fed up with a situation or action.

Context: The Hebrew verb לָאָה (lā'â) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often describing the physical exhaustion of individuals or the emotional weariness that comes from prolonged distress or frustration. This term is used to express the fatigue that results from laborious tasks or the mental exhaustion from dealing with persistent challenges.

In the Berean Standard Bible, לָאָה is translated in contexts that highlight the human experience of weariness. For example, in Isaiah 40:30-31, the prophet speaks of the weariness of youth and contrasts it with the renewed strength given by the Lord: "Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength."

The term also appears in Jeremiah 6:11, where the prophet expresses his weariness with holding in the wrath of the Lord: "But I am full of the wrath of the LORD, and I am weary of holding it in."

The concept of לָאָה extends beyond physical tiredness to include a sense of being fed up or disgusted, as seen in contexts where individuals are overwhelmed by circumstances or the behavior of others.

Forms and Transliterations

הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֶלְאָ֑ת הַלְא֣וֹת הלאות הלאני הלאת הלאתיך וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה וְנִלְא֣וּ וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי וַיִּלְא֖וּ וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא וילאו וילאוך ונלאה ונלאו ונלאיתי ותלא נִ֝לְאָ֗ה נִלְאֵ֖ית נִלְאֵ֖יתִי נִלְאֵ֣יתִי נִלְאָ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃ נלאה נלאו׃ נלאית נלאיתי תִּלְאֶ֑ה תַלְא֖וּ תלאה תלאו hal’ōwṯ hal·’ō·wṯ halot hel’ānî hel’āṯ hel’êṯîḵā hel·’ā·nî hel·’āṯ hel·’ê·ṯî·ḵā helAni helAt heleTicha nil’āh nil’êṯ nil’êṯî nil’ū nil·’āh nil·’ê·ṯî nil·’êṯ nil·’ū nilAh nilEit nilEiti nilU ṯal’ū ṯal·’ū talU til’eh til·’eh tilEh vaiyalUcha vaiyilU vatTele venilAh venilEiti venilU wat·tê·le wattêle way·yal·’ū·ḵā way·yil·’ū wayyal’ūḵā wayyil’ū wə·nil·’āh wə·nil·’ê·ṯî wə·nil·’ū wənil’āh wənil’êṯî wənil’ū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:11
HEB: וְעַד־ גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּלְא֖וּ לִמְצֹ֥א הַפָּֽתַח׃
NAS: and great, so that they wearied [themselves trying] to find
KJV: and great: so that they wearied themselves to find
INT: against and great wearied find the doorway

Exodus 7:18
HEB: וּבָאַ֣שׁ הַיְאֹ֑ר וְנִלְא֣וּ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת
NAS: and the Egyptians will find difficulty in drinking
KJV: and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink
INT: will become and the Nile will find Egyptian drinking

Job 4:2
HEB: דָבָ֣ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ תִּלְאֶ֑ה וַעְצֹ֥ר בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין
NAS: a word with you, will you become impatient? But who
KJV: to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can
INT: A word you become refrain answer

Job 4:5
HEB: תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ
NAS: it has come to you, and you are impatient; It touches
KJV: But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth
INT: has come to you are impatient touches and you

Job 16:7
HEB: אַךְ־ עַתָּ֥ה הֶלְאָ֑נִי הֲ֝שִׁמּ֗וֹתָ כָּל־
NAS: But now He has exhausted me; You have laid waste
KJV: But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate
INT: but now has exhausted have laid all

Psalm 68:9
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֑ים נַחֲלָתְךָ֥ וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה כֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃
NAS: Your inheritance when it was parched.
KJV: thine inheritance, when it was weary.
INT: God your inheritance parched You confirmed

Proverbs 26:15
HEB: יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת נִ֝לְאָ֗ה לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֶל־
NAS: in the dish; He is weary of bringing
KJV: in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again
INT: his hand the dish is weary of bringing to

Isaiah 1:14
HEB: עָלַ֖י לָטֹ֑רַח נִלְאֵ֖יתִי נְשֹֽׂא׃
NAS: a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing
KJV: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear
INT: and A burden I am weary of bearing

Isaiah 7:13
HEB: הַמְעַ֤ט מִכֶּם֙ הַלְא֣וֹת אֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י
NAS: slight a thing for you to try the patience
KJV: [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men,
INT: slight too to try of men for

Isaiah 7:13
HEB: אֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י תַלְא֖וּ גַּ֥ם אֶת־
NAS: for you to try the patience of men,
KJV: men, but will ye weary my God
INT: of men for the patience again of my God

Isaiah 16:12
HEB: נִרְאָ֛ה כִּֽי־ נִלְאָ֥ה מוֹאָ֖ב עַל־
NAS: himself, When he wearies himself upon [his] high place
KJV: that Moab is weary on the high place,
INT: presents When wearies Moab and

Isaiah 47:13
HEB: נִלְאֵ֖ית בְּרֹ֣ב עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ
NAS: You are wearied with your many
KJV: Thou art wearied in the multitude
INT: are wearied your many counsels

Jeremiah 6:11
HEB: יְהוָ֤ה ׀ מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ נִלְאֵ֣יתִי הָכִ֔יל שְׁפֹ֤ךְ
NAS: of the LORD; I am weary with holding
KJV: of the LORD; I am weary with holding in:
INT: of the LORD I am full I am weary holding Pour

Jeremiah 9:5
HEB: שֶׁ֖קֶר הַעֲוֵ֥ה נִלְאֽוּ׃
NAS: lies; They weary themselves committing iniquity.
KJV: lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
INT: lies committing weary

Jeremiah 12:5
HEB: רַגְלִ֥ים ׀ רַ֙צְתָּה֙ וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ וְאֵ֥יךְ תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה
NAS: with footmen and they have tired you out, Then how
KJV: with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend
INT: footmen have run have tired how contend

Jeremiah 15:6
HEB: עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ וָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְ נִלְאֵ֖יתִי הִנָּחֵֽם׃
NAS: you and destroy you; I am tired of relenting!
KJV: against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
INT: against and destroy I am tired of relenting

Jeremiah 20:9
HEB: עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א
NAS: up in my bones; And I am weary of holding
KJV: in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,
INT: Shut my bones am weary of holding cannot

Ezekiel 24:12
HEB: תְּאֻנִ֖ים הֶלְאָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־ תֵצֵ֤א
NAS: She has wearied [Me] with toil,
KJV: She hath wearied [herself] with lies,
INT: toil has wearied has not gone

Micah 6:3
HEB: לְךָ֖ וּמָ֣ה הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ עֲנֵ֥ה בִֽי׃
NAS: to you, And how have I wearied you? Answer
KJV: what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify
INT: done and how wearied Answer

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3811
19 Occurrences

hal·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
hel·’ā·nî — 1 Occ.
hel·’āṯ — 1 Occ.
hel·’ê·ṯî·ḵā — 1 Occ.
nil·’āh — 2 Occ.
nil·’êṯ — 1 Occ.
nil·’ê·ṯî — 3 Occ.
nil·’ū — 1 Occ.
ṯal·’ū — 1 Occ.
til·’eh — 1 Occ.
way·yal·’ū·ḵā — 1 Occ.
way·yil·’ū — 1 Occ.
wat·tê·le — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·’āh — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·’ê·ṯî — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·’ū — 1 Occ.