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אָמַל H535

H535 is the Hebrew word אָמַל, transliterated ʼâmal and said aw-mal'. The King James Version most often renders it languisheth.

Word: אָמַלTransliteration: ʼâmalSaid: aw-mal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

languisheth 6×waxed feeble 1×languish 1×thereof languish 1×languished 1×how weak 1×therein shall languish 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: languish, be weak, wax feeble.

Verses using אָמַל

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 2:5 · KJV

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Isaiah 16:8 · KJV

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

Isaiah 24:4 · KJV

The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

Isaiah 24:7 · KJV

The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.

Isaiah 33:9 · KJV

The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

Jeremiah 14:2 · KJV

Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

Jeremiah 15:9 · KJV

She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.

Lamentations 2:8 · KJV

The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.

Ezekiel 16:30 · KJV

How weak is thine heart, saith the LORD GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

Hosea 4:3 · KJV

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Joel 1:12 · KJV

The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Nahum 1:4 · KJV

He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Common questions

What does Strong's H535 mean?

H535 is the Hebrew word אָמַל (ʼâmal), meaning to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn.

How is H535 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it languisheth (6 times), waxed feeble (1 time), languish (1 time), thereof languish (1 time), languished (1 time), among others.

How many times does H535 appear in the Bible?

אָמַל (ʼâmal) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H535 come from?

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

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