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יָעַף H3286
H3286 is the Hebrew word יָעַף, transliterated yâʻaph and said yaw-af'. The King James Version most often renders it weary.
What it means
to tire (as if from wearisome flight).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).
Verses using יָעַף
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Isaiah 40:28 · KJV
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah 40:30 · KJV
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Jeremiah 2:24 · KJV
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
Jeremiah 51:64 · KJV
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Daniel 9:21 · KJV
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Habakkuk 2:13 · KJV
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Common questions
What does Strong's H3286 mean?
H3286 is the Hebrew word יָעַף (yâʻaph), meaning to tire (as if from wearisome flight).
How is H3286 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it weary (3 times), fainteth (1 time), faint (1 time), being caused to fly (1 time).
How many times does H3286 appear in the Bible?
יָעַף (yâʻaph) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3286 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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