Strong's Hebrew · H3811
H3811 lâʼâh
לָאָה
law-aw'
be weary
Looking for Greek G3811 paideúō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3811. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
lâʼâh appears 19 times in Scripture, including Genesis 19:11 and Exodus 7:18. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
In the King James Version
faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 19 times in Scripture
“And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.”
“But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.”
“The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.”
“It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.”
“When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.”
“Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.”
“I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.”
“You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.”
“The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’””
““If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?”
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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).
