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Lexicon :: Strong's H3811 - lā'â

Aa
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.
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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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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 BoxGen 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:11 - But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:2 - If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now it has come on you and it is a weariness to you; you are touched by it and your mind is troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7 - But now he has overcome me with weariness and fear, and I am in the grip of all my trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:14 - Your new moons and your regular feasts are a grief to my soul: they are a weight in my spirit; I am crushed under them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:13 - And he said, Give ear now, O family of David: is it not enough that you are driving men to disgust? will you do the same to my God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - And when Moab goes up to the high place, and makes prayer in the house of his god, it will have no effect.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 - But your mind is troubled by the number of your guides: let them now come forward for your salvation: the measurers of the heavens, the watchers of the stars, and those who are able to say from month to month what things are coming on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 - For this reason I am full of the wrath of the Lord, I am tired of keeping it in: may it be let loose on the children in the street, and on the band of the young men together: for even the husband with his wife will be taken, the old man with him who is full of days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - Everyone will make sport of his neighbour with deceit, not saying what is true: their tongues have been trained to say false words; they are twisted, hating to come back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - You have given me up, says the Lord, you have gone back: so my hand is stretched out against you for your destruction; I am tired of changing my purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - And if I say, I will not keep him in mind, I will not say another word in his name; then it is in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am tired of keeping myself in, I am not able to do it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12 - I have made myself tired to no purpose: still all the waste which is in her has not come out, it has an evil smell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:3 - O my people, what have I done to you? how have I been a weariness to you? give answer against me.
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