What does לָאָה (lāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
לָאָה (lāʾāh): Weariness that deepens into emotional disgust or loathing; exhaustion of body manifests as revulsion of spirit.
Hebrew · H3811
לָאָה
To tire ; (figuratively) to be (or make ) disgusted
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לָאָה H3811
Pronunciation lāʾāh
What does לָאָה (lāʾāh) mean in the Bible?
לָאָה (lāʾāh): Weariness that deepens into emotional disgust or loathing; exhaustion of body manifests as revulsion of spirit.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3811?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I am weary (2), and I become weary (1), and they have worn you out (1), and you are weary (1), exhausted me (1).
Where does לָאָה (lāʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (5), Job (3), Exodus (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 I am weary 2× Isaiah 1:14, Jeremiah 15:6
and I become weary 1× Jeremiah 20:9
and they have worn you out 1× Jeremiah 12:5
and you are weary 1× Job 4:5
exhausted me 1× Job 16:7
he wearies himself 1× Isaiah 16:12
I am tired 1× Jeremiah 6:11
I have wearied you 1× Micah 6:3
It has frustrated 1× Ezekiel 24:12
it wearies him 1× Proverbs 26:15
so that they wearied themselves 1× Genesis 19:11
they wear themselves out 1× Jeremiah 9:5
to try the patience 1× Isaiah 7:13
will be unable 1× Exodus 7:18
will you be wearied 1× Job 4:2
Will you try the patience 1× Isaiah 7:13
You are wearied 1× Isaiah 47:13
Your weary 1× Psalms 68:9
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Genesis 19:11 וַיִּלְא֖וּ to so that they wearied themselves Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 7:18 וְנִלְא֣וּ to will be unable Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Job 4:2 תִּלְאֶ֑ה to will you be wearied Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Job 4:5 וַתֵּ֑לֶא to and you are weary Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Job 16:7 הֶלְאָ֑נִי to exhausted me Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Psalms 68:9 וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה to Your weary Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 26:15 נִ֝לְאָ֗ה to it wearies him Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 1:14 נִלְאֵ֖יתִי to I am weary Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Isaiah 7:13 הַלְא֣וֹת to to try the patience Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Isaiah 7:13 תַלְא֖וּ to Will you try the patience Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:11
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Job 3 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
נִלְאֵ֖יתִי 2x nil·’ê·ṯî Isaiah 1:14, Jeremiah 15:6
הַלְא֣וֹת 1x hal·’ō·wṯ Isaiah 7:13
הֶלְאָ֑נִי 1x hel·’ā·nî Job 16:7
הֶלְאָ֑ת 1x hel·’āṯ Ezekiel 24:12
הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ 1x hel·’ê·ṯî·ḵā Micah 6:3
וַיִּלְא֖וּ 1x way·yil·’ū Genesis 19:11
וַיַּלְא֔וּךָ 1x way·yal·’ū·ḵā Jeremiah 12:5
וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה 1x wə·nil·’āh Psalms 68:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular 3x Isaiah 1:14, Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 15:6
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Proverbs 26:15, Isaiah 16:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 12:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 20:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Exodus 7:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 68:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Job 4:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 19:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Weariness that deepens into emotional disgust or loathing; exhaustion of body manifests as revulsion of spirit.
Strong's H3811
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Word forms 3 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 26:15 Source Gloss
to tire ; (figuratively) to be (or make ) disgusted
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Weariness that deepens into emotional disgust or loathing; exhaustion of body manifests as revulsion of spirit.
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted BDB: be weary Usage: faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical laziness and reluctance to exert effort or labor
Showing 1 selected witness from 19 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
לָאָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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