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לָאָה H3811

H3811 is the Hebrew word לָאָה, transliterated lâʼâh and said law-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it weary.

Word: לָאָהTransliteration: lâʼâhSaid: law-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

weary 7×wearied 3×lothe 1×wilt thou be grieved 1×faintest 1×made me weary 1×grieveth 1×you to weary 1×art wearied 1×wherein have i wearied 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).

Verses using לָאָה

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 19:11 · KJV

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Exodus 7:18 · KJV

And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

Job 4:2 · KJV

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

Job 4:5 · KJV

But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Job 16:7 · KJV

But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.

Proverbs 26:15 · KJV

The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Isaiah 1:14 · KJV

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Isaiah 7:13 · KJV

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

Isaiah 16:12 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.

Isaiah 47:13 · KJV

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Jeremiah 6:11 · KJV

Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.

Jeremiah 9:5 · KJV

And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Jeremiah 12:5 · KJV

If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

Jeremiah 15:6 · KJV

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Jeremiah 20:9 · KJV

Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

Ezekiel 24:12 · KJV

She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.

Micah 6:3 · KJV

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3811 mean?

H3811 is the Hebrew word לָאָה (lâʼâh), meaning to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted.

How is H3811 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it weary (7 times), wearied (3 times), lothe (1 time), wilt thou be grieved (1 time), faintest (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3811 appear in the Bible?

לָאָה (lâʼâh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3811 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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