What does לָהַהּ (lāhah) mean in the Bible?
לָהַהּ (lāhah): Frenzied madness that exhausts into languid weakness; intensity collapsing into depletion.
Hebrew · H3856
לָהַהּ
To be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish
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לָהַהּ H3856
Pronunciation lāhah
What does לָהַהּ (lāhah) mean in the Bible?
לָהַהּ (lāhah): Frenzied madness that exhausts into languid weakness; intensity collapsing into depletion.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3856?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had been exhausted (1), Like a madman (1).
Where does לָהַהּ (lāhah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 47:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Proverbs (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 had been exhausted 1× Genesis 47:13
Like a madman 1× Proverbs 26:18
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Usage map
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First aligned row Genesis 47:13
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Genesis 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
וַתֵּ֜לַהּ 1x wat·tê·lah Genesis 47:13
כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ 1x kə·miṯ·lah·lê·ah Proverbs 26:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 47:13
Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 26:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Frenzied madness that exhausts into languid weakness; intensity collapsing into depletion.
Source Gloss
to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Frenzied madness that exhausts into languid weakness; intensity collapsing into depletion.
to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish BDB: languish Usage: faint, mad.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
One who acts with reckless frenzy, like a madman throwing fire and arrows
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Word Origins
לָהַהּ 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