Quick Definition
to languish
Strong's Definition
to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H1802 (דָּלָה));
KJV Usage: bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
TWOT Reference: 433
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to hang, languish, hang down, be low
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang low
1a2) to be low
1a3) of distress (fig.)
1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes)
1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to hang, languish, hang down, be low
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang low
1a2) to be low
1a3) of distress (fig.)
1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes)
1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דָּלַל
dâlal
BDB Definition:
1) to hang, languish, hang down, be low
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to hang low
1a2) to be low
1a3) of distress (figuratively)
1a4) to languish, look weakly (of eyes)
1b) (Niphal) to be brought low, be laid low
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root (compare H1802)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 433
Total KJV Occurrences: 12