What does עָיֵף mean in the Bible?
עָיֵף is a Hebrew word meaning "languid".
Hebrew · H5889
עָיֵף
Languid
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עָיֵףH5889
What does עָיֵף mean in the Bible?
עָיֵף is a Hebrew word meaning "languid".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5889?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include exhausted (3), and weary (2), a weary (1), are exhausted (1), faint (1).
Where does עָיֵף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), 2 Samuel (2), Genesis (2), Judges (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itexhausted3×Judges 8:4, 2 Samuel 16:14, 2 Samuel 17:29
and weary2×Deuteronomy 25:18, Psalms 63:1
a weary1×Proverbs 25:25
are exhausted1×Judges 8:5
faint1×Isaiah 29:8
famished1×Genesis 25:30
grows weary1×Isaiah 5:27
in an arid1×Isaiah 32:2
let the weary1×Isaiah 28:12
the weary1×Jeremiah 31:25
thirsts1×Psalms 143:6
to the weary1×Job 22:7
to the weary [animal]1×Isaiah 46:1
was famished1×Genesis 25:29
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Genesis 25:29עָיֵֽף׃towas famishedAdjective - masculine singularGenesis 25:30עָיֵ֖ףtofamishedAdjective - masculine singularDeuteronomy 25:18עָיֵ֣ףtoand wearyAdjective - masculine singularJudges 8:4עֲיֵפִ֖יםtoexhaustedAdjective - masculine pluralJudges 8:5עֲיֵפִ֣יםtoare exhaustedAdjective - masculine plural2 Samuel 16:14עֲיֵפִ֑יםtoexhaustedAdjective - masculine plural2 Samuel 17:29וְעָיֵ֥ףtoexhaustedConjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularJob 22:7עָיֵ֣ףtoto the wearyAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 63:1וְעָיֵ֣ףtoand wearyConjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularPsalms 143:6עֲיֵפָ֖הtothirstsAdjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 25:29
Aligned rows17
Books represented9
Genesis2Deuteronomy1Judges22 Samuel2Job1Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah5Jeremiah1
Source forms
עָיֵ֣ף2x‘ā·yêp̄Deuteronomy 25:18, Job 22:7
עֲיֵפָ֑ה2x‘ă·yê·p̄āhProverbs 25:25, Jeremiah 31:25
וְעָיֵ֥ף1xwə·‘ā·yêp̄2 Samuel 17:29
וְעָיֵ֣ף1xwə·‘ā·yêp̄Psalms 63:1
לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף1xle·‘ā·yêp̄Isaiah 28:12
לַעֲיֵפָֽה׃1xla·‘ă·yê·p̄āhIsaiah 46:1
עָיֵ֖ף1x‘ā·yêp̄Genesis 25:30
עָיֵ֤ף1x‘ā·yêp̄Isaiah 5:27
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular6xGenesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Job 22:7
Adjective - feminine singular4xPsalms 143:6, Proverbs 25:25, Isaiah 32:2, Jeremiah 31:25
Adjective - masculine plural3xJudges 8:4, Judges 8:5, 2 Samuel 16:14
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular2x2 Samuel 17:29, Psalms 63:1
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular1xIsaiah 46:1
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular1xIsaiah 28:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. languid
Source Gloss
languid
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
languid BDB: faint Usage: faint, thirsty, weary.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עָיֵף is built from this root:
עָיֵףH5888
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