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H5889 עָיֵף (ʻâyêph) aw-yafe'

Hebrew
Adjective (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

faint

Strong's Definition

languid

Derivation: from H5888 (עָיֵף);

KJV Usage: faint, thirsty, weary.

TWOT Reference: 1614a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) faint, exhausted, weary

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָיֵף (a.yeph) — faint. faint, exhausted, weary

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · עיף

Weak | ≈ דאב · חשׁל · יָגֵעַ

weary, faint, famished = state in which humans and animals have lost their strength as a result of a prolonged period of exertion and the need for food, drink and rest

GEN 25:29 · GEN 25:30 · DEU 25:18 · JDG 8:4 · JDG 8:5 · 2SA 16:14 · 2SA 17:29 · JOB 22:7 · PRO 25:25 · ISA 5:27 · ISA 28:12 · ISA 29:8 · ISA 46:1 · JER 31:25

Dry

dry, parched literally: (land is) weary, faint, famished; hence: = state in which land is dry and desperately in need of water

PSA 63:2 · PSA 143:6 · ISA 32:2

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָיֵף adj. faint, weary base

Bible Occurrences (17)

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