Strong's Hebrew · H1669

H1669 dâʼab

דָּאַב

daw-ab'

to languish

Looking for Greek G1669 helkóō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1669. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

dâʼab appears 3 times in Scripture, in Psalms 88:9, Jeremiah 31:12 and Jeremiah 31:25. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to pine

In the King James Version

mourn, sorrow(-ful).

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Jeremiah 31:25

“for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.””

Psalms 88:9

“My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.”

Jeremiah 31:12

“They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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