What does יָעַף (yāʿap) mean in the Bible?
יָעַף (yāʿap): Exhaustion from sustained exertion, often depicting spiritual or physical depletion in demanding circumstances
Hebrew · H3286
יָעַף
To tire (as if from wearisome flight )
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יָעַףH3286
Pronunciationyāʿap
What does יָעַף (yāʿap) mean in the Bible?
יָעַף (yāʿap): Exhaustion from sustained exertion, often depicting spiritual or physical depletion in demanding circumstances
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3286?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grow tired (2), weary themselves (2), . . . (1), And [her people] will grow weary (1), and grows faint (1).
Where does יָעַף (yāʿap) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 40:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (3), Daniel (1), Habakkuk (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgrow tired2×Isaiah 40:28, Isaiah 40:30
weary themselves2×Jeremiah 2:24, Habakkuk 2:13
. . .1×Daniel 9:21
And [her people] will grow weary1×Jeremiah 51:64
and grows faint1×Isaiah 44:12
faint1×Isaiah 40:31
will exhaust themselves1×Jeremiah 51:58
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 40:28יִיעַ֖ףtogrow tiredVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 40:30וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּtogrow tiredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralIsaiah 40:31יִיעָֽפוּ׃פtofaintVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralIsaiah 44:12וַיִּיעָֽף׃toand grows faintConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 2:24יִיעָ֔פוּtoweary themselvesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJeremiah 51:58וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃סtowill exhaust themselvesConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralJeremiah 51:64וְיָעֵ֑פוּtoAnd [her people] will grow wearyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralDaniel 9:21מֻעָ֣ףto. . .Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularHabakkuk 2:13יִעָֽפוּ׃toweary themselvesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 40:28
Aligned rows9
Books represented4
Isaiah4Jeremiah3Daniel1Habakkuk1
Source forms
וַיִּיעָֽף׃1xway·yî·‘āp̄Isaiah 44:12
וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ1xwə·yi·‘ă·p̄ūIsaiah 40:30
וְיָעֵ֑פוּ1xwə·yā·‘ê·p̄ūJeremiah 51:64
וְיָעֵֽפוּ׃ס1xwə·yā·‘ê·p̄ūJeremiah 51:58
יִיעַ֖ף1xyî·‘ap̄Isaiah 40:28
יִיעָ֔פוּ1xyî·‘ā·p̄ūJeremiah 2:24
יִיעָֽפוּ׃פ1xyî·‘ā·p̄ūIsaiah 40:31
יִעָֽפוּ׃1xyi·‘ā·p̄ūHabakkuk 2:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xIsaiah 40:31, Jeremiah 2:24, Habakkuk 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2xJeremiah 51:58, Jeremiah 51:64
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 40:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 44:12
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular1xDaniel 9:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 40:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Exhaustion from sustained exertion, often depicting spiritual or physical depletion in demanding circumstances
Source Gloss
to tire (as if from wearisome flight )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Exhaustion from sustained exertion, often depicting spiritual or physical depletion in demanding circumstances
to tire (as if from wearisome flight) BDB: be weary Usage: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).
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 groups2Aligned forms5
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
ImperfectHab 2:13 · Isa 40:31 · Jer 2:24 · Isa 40:284×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
Participle passiveDan 9:211×
Word Origins
יָעַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.