What does לָאָה · κοπιάω mean in the Bible?
לָאָה · κοπιάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to become tired or exhausted".
Hebrew · H3811, G2872
לָאָה
To tire ; (figuratively) to be (or make ) disgusted · to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
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לָאָה H3811 to tire ; (figuratively) to be (or make ) disgusted
Pronunciation lāʾāh
Weariness that deepens into emotional disgust or loathing; exhaustion of body manifests as revulsion of spirit.
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κοπιάω G2872 to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
Pronunciation kopiáō
To labor intensely with physical or spiritual exertion; exhaustion results from the work itself, not mere activity
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What does לָאָה (la'ah) mean in the Bible?
לָאָה · κοπιάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to become tired or exhausted".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3811, G2872?
H3811, G2872 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to become tired or exhausted
Source Gloss
to become tired or exhausted
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 11
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Perfect Isa 1:14 · Jer 6:11 · Jer 15:6 · Isa 16:12 · Prov 26:15 · Isa 47:13 · Jer 9:4 7×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Perfect Ezek 24:12 1×
Infinitive construct Isa 7:13 1×
Imperfect Isa 7:13 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Job 4:2 1×
Word Origins
לָאָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain