Lexical Summary yaeph: to be weary, faint Original Word: יָעַףTransliteration: yaeph Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-af') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be weary, faint Meaning: to be weary, faint Strong's Concordance faint, cause to fly, be weary self A primitive root; to tire (as if from wearisome flight) -- faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self). Brown-Driver-Briggs H3286. yaeph I. [יָעֵף] verb be weary, faint (Arabic run and shew weariness) — Qal Perfect וְיָעֵ֑פוּ consecutive Jeremiah 51:58, 64; Imperfect יִיעַף Isaiah 40:28; וַיִּעָ֑ף 44:12; יִָֽעֲפוּ 40:30; יִיעָ֑פוּ 40:31; Jeremiah 2:24; יִעָ֑פוּ Habakkuk 2:13; — be or grow weary Jeremiah 2:24 (in seeking); = exhaust onself fruitlessly Habakkuk 2:13 ("" יגע), hence Jeremiah 51:58, 64 (repeated by error from 51:58); of ׳י (negative) Isaiah 40:28 ("" יגע); youth 40:30 ("" id.); the god-fearing 40:31 ("" id.); be faint from lack of water 44:12 ("" כֹּחַ אֵין from hunger). Hoph`al Participle wearied Daniel 9:21 בִּיעָף מֻעָף (see יְעָף). |
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