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Lexicon :: Strong's H3811 - lā'â

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לָאָה
Transliteration
lā'â
Pronunciation
law-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1066

Strong’s Definitions

לָאָה lâʼâh, law-aw'; a primitive root; to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted:—faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H3811 in the following manner: weary (15x), grieve (2x), faint (1x), loath (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H3811 in the following manner: weary (15x), grieve (2x), faint (1x), loath (1x).

  1. to be weary, be impatient, be grieved, be offended

    1. (Qal) to be weary, be impatient

    2. (Niphal) to be tired of something, weary oneself

    3. (Hiphil) to weary, make weary, exhaust

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָאָה lâʼâh, law-aw'; a primitive root; to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted:—faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
STRONGS H3811: Abbreviations
† [לָאָה] verb be weary, impatient (compare Arabic لَأَى be slow, hesitating (Frey); لَأْىٍ بَعْدَ after difficulty, لَأْياً with difficulty (Lane3007); Aramaic לְאִי, aH, Y-H); —
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּלְאֶה Job 4:2; וַתֵּ֑לֶא Job 4:5; 3rd person plural 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. Perfect נִלְאָה Proverbs 26:15 + 2 times; 2nd person feminine singular נִלְאֵית Isaiah 47:13; נִלְאֵיתִי Isaiah 1:14 + 3 times, 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 על־הַבָּמָה נִל׳ Moab, Isaiah 16:12 (|| נִרְאָה, בָּא אֶל־מִקְדָּשׁוֺ 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix הֶלְאָנִי Job 16:7; 3rd person feminine singular הֶלְאָת Ezekiel 24:12 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co), 1st person 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:11; 19:11

Exodus

7:18

Job

4:2; 4:2; 4:5; 4:5; 16:7; 16:7

Psalms

68:10

Proverbs

26:15; 26:15

Isaiah

1:14; 1:14; 7:13; 7:13; 7:13; 7:13; 16:12; 47:13; 47:13

Jeremiah

6:11; 9:4; 12:5; 12:5; 15:6; 20:9

Ezekiel

24:12

Micah

6:3; 6:3

H3811

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3811 matches the Hebrew לָאָה (lā'â),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:11 - And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - The fish in the Nile shall die, and the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will grow weary of drinking water from the Nile.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:2 - “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
Yet who can keep from speaking?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7 - Surely now God has worn me out;
he has[fn] made desolate all my company.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
you restored your inheritance as it languished;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:14 - Your new moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:13 - And he[fn] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 - You are wearied with your many counsels;
let them stand forth and save you,
those who divide the heavens,
who gaze at the stars,
who at the new moons make known
what shall come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 - Therefore I am full of the wrath of the LORD;
I am weary of holding it in.
“Pour it out upon the children in the street,
and upon the gatherings of young men, also;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the elderly and the very aged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - You have rejected me, declares the LORD;
you keep going backward,
so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you—
I am weary of relenting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12 - She has wearied herself with toil;[fn] its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:3 - “O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
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