BDB4337
[לָהָה] verb languish, faint (= לָאָה) ( ᵑ7 לְהִי, id.; —
Qal
Imperfect 3 feminine singular with apocope וַתֵּ֫לַהּ אֶרֶץ
Gen 47:13 (of
famine).
Strong's Lexicon
H3856
H3856 — לָהַהּ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3856 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לָהַהּ |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root meaning properly, to burn |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | lahahh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | law-hah' |
| Meaning: | 1. (by implication) to be rabid 2. (figuratively) to be insane 3. (also, from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish |
| KJV Renderings: | faint, mad. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
להה (lah-hah)
Proverbs 26:18
- KJV: As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks
- EHCC: As 6 mad (man) who casteth firebrands,