Lexical Definition
לָאָה lâʼâh (law-aw') be weary H:V
a primitive root
faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
- to tire
- (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
1) to be weary, be impatient, be grieved, be offended
1a) (Qal) to be weary, be impatient
1b) (Niphal) to be tired of something, weary oneself
1c) (Hiphil) to weary, make weary, exhaust
See Greek: ἀγών · ἀσθενέω · δύναμαι · ἐκλύω · ἐπέχω · κοπιάω · λυπέω · παραλύω · παρενοχλέω · παρέχω · παρίημι
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תַלְא֖וּ | you will make weary | Isa.7.13 |
| תִּלְאֶ֑ה | will you be impatient | Job.4.2 |
| נִלְאֽוּ | they are weary | Jer.9.5 |
| נִלְאָ֥ה | it has wearied itself | Isa.16.12 |
| נִלְאֵ֣יתִי | I am weary | Jer.6.11 |
| נִלְאֵ֖יתִי | I am weary | Isa.1.14 |
| I had wearied myself | Jer.15.6 | |
| נִלְאֵ֖ית | you have become weary | Isa.47.13 |
| נִ֝לְאָ֗ה | he is weary | Prov.26.15 |
| וַתֵּ֑לֶא | and you have become impatient | Job.4.5 |
| וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ | and they have made weary you | Jer.12.5 |
| וַיִּלְא֖וּ | and they became weary | Gen.19.11 |
| וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי | and I will be weary | Jer.20.9 |
| וְנִלְא֣וּ | and they will be weary | Exod.7.18 |
| וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה | weary | Ps.68.9 |
| הַלְא֣וֹת | to make weary | Isa.7.13 |
| הֶלְאָ֑ת | it has made weary | Ezek.24.12 |
| הֶלְאָ֑נִי | he has made weary me | Job.16.7 |
| הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ | have I made weary you | Mic.6.3 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[לָאָה] verb be weary, impatient (compare Arabic be slow, hesitating (Frey);
after difficulty,
with difficulty (Lane3007); Aramaic לְאִי,
,
); —
Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּלְאֶה Job 4:2 וַתֵּ֑לֶא Job 4:5 3 plural וַיִּלְאוּ Gen 19:11 — be weary (in vain endeavour) followed by Infinitive Gen 19:11 be weary, impatient at attempted consolation absolute Job 4:2 at calamity absolute Job 4:5 (|| בָּהַל). Niph`al Perfect נִלְאָה Prov 26:15 + 2 t.; 2 feminine singular נִלְאֵית Isa 47:13 נִלְאֵיתִי Isa 1:14 + 3 t., etc.; — followed by infinitive be weary of doing a thing, Exod 7:18 (JE), make oneself weary in doing something Prov 26:15 (of sluggard's laziness), weary (i.e. strenuously exert) oneself to Jer 9:4*; Jer 20:9 absolute of eager and hopeless prayer עלהַֿבָּמָה ׳נִל Moab, Isa 16:12 (|| נִרְאָה, בָּא אֶלמִֿקְדָּשׁוֺ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל); of vain consultations, (followed by בְּ) Babylon Isa 47:13 subject ׳י, followed by infinitive Isa 1:14; Jer 6:11; Jer 15:6, always of exhausted patience; figurative of parched soil (absolute) Ps 68:10*. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הֶלְאָנִי Job 16:7 3 feminine singular הֶלְאָת Ezek 24:12 (strike out ᵐ5 Co), 1 singular suffix הֶלְאֵתִיךָ Mic 6:3 Imperfect וַיַּלְאוּךָ Jer 12:5 תַּלְאוּ Isa 7:13 Infinitiveconstruct הַלְאוֺת Isa 7:13 — weary, make weary, exhaust, followed by accusative Job 16:7 (subject God); exhaust patience of, object God Isa 7:13 object men Isa 7:13; Jer 12:5; Mic 6:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 19:11 |
| Exodus | 7:18 |
| Job | 4:2 · 4:5 · 16:7 |
| Psalms | 68:10* |
| Proverbs | 26:15 |
| Isaiah | 1:14 · 7:13 · 16:12 · 47:13 |
| Jeremiah | 6:11 · 9:4* · 12:5 · 15:6 · 20:9 |
| Ezekiel | 24:12 |
| Micah | 6:3 |