What does אֲמֵלָל (ʾămēlāl) mean in the Bible?
אֲמֵלָל (ʾămēlāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "languid".
Hebrew · H537
אֲמֵלָל
Languid
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אֲמֵלָל H537
Pronunciation ʾămēlāl
What does אֲמֵלָל (ʾămēlāl) mean in the Bible?
אֲמֵלָל (ʾămēlāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "languid".
Full entry for אֲמֵלָל (H537) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H537?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include are these feeble (1).
Where does אֲמֵלָל (ʾămēlāl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 4:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (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 are these feeble 1× Nehemiah 4:2
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Usage map
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First aligned row Nehemiah 4:2
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Nehemiah 1
Source forms
הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖ים 1x hā·’ă·mê·lā·lîm Nehemiah 4:2
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 4:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. languid
Source Gloss
languid
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
languid BDB: feeble Usage: feeble.
Word Origins
אֲמֵלָל 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