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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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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 the men who are at the opening of the house they have smitten with blindness, from small even unto great, and they weary themselves to find the opening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - and the fish that are in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:2 - Hath one tried a word with thee? -- Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:7 - Only, now, it hath wearied me; Thou hast desolated all my company,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing 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 set seasons hath My soul hated, They have been upon me for a burden, I have been weary of bearing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:13 - And he saith, 'Hear, I pray you, O house of David, Is it a little thing for you to weary men, That ye weary also my God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:12 - And it hath come to pass, when it hath been seen, That weary hath been Moab on the high place, And he hath come unto his sanctuary to pray, And is not able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:13 - Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy counsels, Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee, Let the charmers of the heavens, Those looking on the stars, Those teaching concerning the months, From those things that come on thee!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:11 - And with the fury of Jehovah I have been filled, (I have been weary of containing,) To pour it on the suckling in the street, And on the assembly of youths together, For even husband with wife are captured, An elder with one full of days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - And each at his friend they mock, And truth they do not speak, They taught their tongue to speak falsehood, To commit iniquity they have laboured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:5 - For -- with footmen thou hast run, And they weary thee, And how dost thou fret thyself with horses! Even in the land of peace, In which thou art confident -- And how dost thou in the rising of Jordan!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:6 - Thou -- thou hast left Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Backward thou goest, And I stretch out My hand against thee, And I destroy thee, I have been weary of repenting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - And I said, 'I do not mention Him, Nor do I speak any more in His name,' And it hath been in my heart As a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I have been weary of containing, And I am not able.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12 - With sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire is her scum.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:3 - O My people, what have I done to thee? And what -- have I wearied thee? Testify against Me.
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