BDB3632
יָעֵף adjective weary, faint; — always as substantive, except Judg 8:15 אנשׁיך הַיְּפֵעִים (of physical fatigue from lack of bread); הַיָּעֵף 2Sam 16:2 (from lack of drink); of mind and spirit Isa 40:29 (|| אֵין אוֺנִין), Isa 50:4.
Strong's Lexicon
H3287
H3287 — יָעֵף
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3287 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָעֵף |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H3286 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | ya`ph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-afe'; |
| Meaning: | 1. fatigued 2. (figuratively) exhausted |
| KJV Renderings: | faint, weary. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
יעף (yah-gehph’)
Judges 8:15
- KJV: 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?
- EHCC: bread unto thy men (that are) 07!