Hebrew · H5889, H3023

עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ

Languid · tired ; hence (transitive) tiresome

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עָיֵף H5889 languid
יָגֵעַ H3023 tired ; hence (transitive) tiresome

What does עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ (ayeph ve-yagea) mean in the Bible?

עָיֵף · יָגֵעַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "languid".

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Meaning

languid
Word Origins

עָיֵף וְיָגֵעַ is built from this root:

עָיֵף H5888
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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