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The meaning of יָעֵף

Understanding yâʻêph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

faint, weary. - fatigued - figuratively, exhausted 1) faint, weary, fatigued

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יָעֵף

Phoneticyaw-afe'
Transliterationyâʻêph
Grammar Code
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

faint, weary. - fatigued - figuratively, exhausted 1) faint, weary, fatigued

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

4 total references
ReferenceText
Judges 8:15

And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

Word: יָעֵף (yâʻêph)
2 Samuel 16:2

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

Word: יָעֵף (yâʻêph)
Isaiah 40:29

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Word: יָעֵף (yâʻêph)
Isaiah 50:4

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Word: יָעֵף (yâʻêph)

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Isaiah
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