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Lexicon :: Strong's H5889 - ʿāyēp̄

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עָיֵף
Transliteration
ʿāyēp̄
Pronunciation
aw-yafe'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1614a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עיף.

Strong’s Definitions

עָיֵף ʻâyêph, aw-yafe'; from H5888; languid:—faint, thirsty, weary.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5889 in the following manner: weary (8x), faint (6x), thirsty (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5889 in the following manner: weary (8x), faint (6x), thirsty (3x).

  1. faint, exhausted, weary

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָיֵף ʻâyêph, aw-yafe'; from H5888; languid:—faint, thirsty, weary.
STRONGS H5889: Abbreviations
† עָיֵף adjective faint, weary; — ע׳ absolute Genesis 25:29 +; feminine עֲיֵפָה Jeremiah 31:25 +; plural עֲיֵפִים Judges 8:4 +; — from exertion and hunger Genesis 25:20, 30 (J), Judges 8:4, 5; Deuteronomy 25:18 (+ יָגֵעַ), compare Isaiah 5:27, הָנִיחוּ לֶע׳ Isaiah 28:12 (figurative), 2 Samuel 16:14 (si vera lectio, proper name, of a location needed, compare We Dr HPS); + רָעֵב, צָמֵא 2 Samuel 17:29; specifically from thirst Isaiah 29:8 (simile), Job 22:7, נֶפֶשׁ ע׳ Proverbs 25:25 and (figurative) Jeremiah 31:25 (|| דָּֽאֲבָה); hence אֶרֶץ צִיָּה וְעָיֵף Psalm 63:2 (figurative, on masculine see KöSynt. § 334 f.), compare Psalm 143:6 (simile), Isaiah 32:2 (opposed to צֵל, in simile); ע׳ that is beast Isaiah 46:1 — See also foregoing H5888.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:20; 25:29; 25:30

Deuteronomy

25:18

Judges

8:4; 8:4; 8:5

2 Samuel

16:14; 17:29

Job

22:7

Psalms

63:2; 143:6

Proverbs

25:25

Isaiah

5:27; 28:12; 29:8; 32:2; 46:1

Jeremiah

31:25; 31:25

H5889

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5889 matches the Hebrew עָיֵף (ʿāyēp̄),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:29 - Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:30 - He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:18 - When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:4 - Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan and crossed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:5 - He said to the men of Sukkoth, “Give my troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:14 - The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:29 - honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:7 - You gave no water to the weary and you withheld food from the hungry,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - [fn]A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:6 - I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal strap is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:12 - to whom he said, “This is the resting place, let the weary rest”; and, “This is the place of repose”— but they would not listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - as when a hungry person dreams of eating, but awakens hungry still; as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking, but awakens faint and thirsty still. So will it be with the hordes of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:1 - Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden.[fn] The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:25 - I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
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