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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3856. לָהַהּ (lahah) -- To languish, to faint, to be weary</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3856.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/26-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3856.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3856</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3855.htm" title="3855">◄</a> 3856. lahah <a href="../hebrew/3857.htm" title="3857">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">lahah: To languish, to faint, to be weary</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">לָהַהּ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>lahahh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lah-hah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(law-hah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To languish, to faint, to be weary<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be rabid, to languish<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "καμνάω" (kamnaō - Strong's Greek 2577), which also means to be weary or to languish.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "lahah" conveys a sense of weariness or faintness, often used to describe physical or emotional exhaustion. It can imply a state of being overwhelmed or enfeebled, whether due to external circumstances or internal struggles. This term is typically used in contexts where individuals or groups are experiencing significant distress or depletion of strength.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical strength and vitality were highly valued, as they were essential for survival in a largely agrarian and pastoral society. The concept of weariness or faintness, therefore, carried significant weight, often symbolizing a deeper spiritual or emotional condition. The Israelites, during their wilderness wanderings and various captivities, frequently experienced periods of languishing, which were seen as opportunities for divine intervention and reliance on God's strength.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to languish, faint<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>languished (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">לָהָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>languish, faint</b></font> (= <font class="hebrew2">לָאָה</font>) (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">לְהִי</font>, <em>id.</em>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine singular with apocope <font class="hebrew2">וַתֵּ֫לַהּ אֶרֶץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-13.htm">Genesis 47:13</a> (of famine). <p>[<font class="hebrew2">לִהְלֵהַּ</font>] </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb quadriliteral</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>amaze, startle</b></font> (compare Syriac Palpel <img src="/bdbgif/bdb052906.gif"> <em>confudit, obstupefecit</em>; Ethpalpel <em>stupore percussus est</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb052907.gif"> <em>consternatio</em>, all in Lexicons, PS<sup>1894</sup>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpalpel</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ</font> as substantive = <em>madman</em>, followed by <font class="hebrew2">הַיֹּרֶה זִקִים</font> Prov <a href="/interlinear/genesis/26-18.htm">Genesis 26:18</a> (see Now). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>faint, mad <p>A primitive root meaning properly, to burn, i.e. (by implication) to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish -- faint, mad. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַתֵּ֜לַהּ ותלה כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ כמתלהלה kə·miṯ·lah·lê·ah Kemitlahleah kəmiṯlahlêah vatTelah wat·tê·lah wattêlah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/47-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 47:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד <b> וַתֵּ֜לַהּ </b> אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Canaan <span class="itali">languished</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Canaan <span class="itali">fainted</span> by reason<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/47-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the famine was very <span class="itali">languished</span> the land of Egypt<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/26-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 26:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ </b> הַיֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">As a mad</span> [man] who casteth firebrands,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">A mad</span> throws Firebrands<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3856.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3856.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3856<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kemitlahleah_3856.htm">kə·miṯ·lah·lê·ah — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattelah_3856.htm">wat·tê·lah — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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