What does יָעֵף (yāʿēp) mean in the Bible?
יָעֵף (yāʿēp): Physical exhaustion extending figuratively to emotional depletion and spiritual weariness in covenant failure contexts
Hebrew · H3287
יָעֵף
Fatigued ; figuratively, exhausted
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יָעֵף H3287
Pronunciation yāʿēp
What does יָעֵף (yāʿēp) mean in the Bible?
יָעֵף (yāʿēp): Physical exhaustion extending figuratively to emotional depletion and spiritual weariness in covenant failure contexts
Full entry for יָעֵף (H3287) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3287?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the weary (1), to the faint (1), to your weary (1), who become exhausted (1).
Where does יָעֵף (yāʿēp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 8:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 2 Samuel (1), Judges (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 It the weary 1× Isaiah 50:4
to the faint 1× Isaiah 40:29
to your weary 1× Judges 8:15
who become exhausted 1× 2 Samuel 16:2
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 8:15 הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים to to your weary Article | Adjective - masculine plural 2 Samuel 16:2 הַיָּעֵ֖ף to who become exhausted Article | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 40:29 לַיָּעֵ֖ף to to the faint Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 50:4 יָעֵ֖ף to the weary Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 8:15
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
הַיָּעֵ֖ף 1x hay·yā·‘êp̄ 2 Samuel 16:2
הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים 1x hay·yə·‘ê·p̄îm Judges 8:15
יָעֵ֖ף 1x yā·‘êp̄ Isaiah 50:4
לַיָּעֵ֖ף 1x lay·yā·‘êp̄ Isaiah 40:29
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 50:4
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Judges 8:15
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 16:2
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 40:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical exhaustion extending figuratively to emotional depletion and spiritual weariness in covenant failure contexts
Source Gloss
fatigued ; figuratively, exhausted
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical exhaustion extending figuratively to emotional depletion and spiritual weariness in covenant failure contexts
fatigued; figuratively, exhausted BDB: weary Usage: faint, weary.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
physically or spiritually exhausted, yet sustained by divine strength
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָעֵף is built from this root:
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