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Lexicon :: Strong's H3856 - lāhâ

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לָהָה
Transliteration
lāhâ
Pronunciation
law-hah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1079

Strong’s Definitions

לָהַהּ lâhahh, law-hah'; a primitive root meaning properly, to burn, i.e. (by implication) to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish:—faint, mad.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H3856 in the following manner: fainted (1x), mad (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H3856 in the following manner: fainted (1x), mad (1x).
  1. (Qal) to languish, faint

  2. to amaze, startle

    1. (Hithpalpel) madman (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָהַהּ lâhahh, law-hah'; a primitive root meaning properly, to burn, i.e. (by implication) to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish:—faint, mad.
STRONGS H3856: Abbreviations
† [לָהָה] verb languish, faint (= לָאָה) (Targum לְהִי, id.; —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with apocope וַתֵּ֫לַהּ אֶרֶץ Genesis 47:13 (of famine).

[לִהְלֵהַּ] verb quadriliteral amaze, startle (compare Syriac Palpel bdb052906confudit, obstupefecit; Ethpalpel stupore percussus est; bdb052907consternatio, all in Lexicons, PS1894) —
Hithpalp. Participle מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ as substantive = madman, followed by הַיֹּרֶה זִקִים Proverbs 26:18 (see Now).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

47:13

Proverbs

26:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3856 matches the Hebrew לָהָה (lāhâ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13 - Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 - Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
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