לָאָה
lâʼâh · law-aw'
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
- to tire
- (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › to reveal, behold
Authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לָאָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- so that they wearied1 · 5%
- shall lothe1 · 5%
- with thee, wilt thou be grieved1 · 5%
- upon thee, and thou faintest1 · 5%
- but now he hath made me weary1 · 5%
- when it was weary1 · 5%
- it grieveth1 · 5%
- unto me; i am weary1 · 5%
- for you to weary1 · 5%
- but will ye weary1 · 5%
- is weary1 · 5%
- thou art wearied1 · 5%
- i am weary1 · 5%
- and weary1 · 5%
- and they have wearied1 · 5%
- thee; i am weary1 · 5%
- and i was weary1 · 5%
- she hath wearied1 · 5%
- unto thee? and wherein have i wearied1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.