יָעֵף
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H3288
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
be weary tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
יָעֵף: vb. be weary, faint tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. be weary, faint (Arabic وَغَفَ run and shew weariness)— Pf. וְיָעֵ֑פוּ consec. Je 51:58, 64; Impf. יִיעַף Is 40:28; וַיִּעָ֑ף 44:12; יִֽעֲפוּ 40:30; יִיעָ֑פוּ v 31 Je 2:24; יִעָ֑פוּ Hb 2:13;—be or grow weary Je 2:24 (in seeking); = exhaust oneself fruitlessly Hb 2:13 (‖ יגע), hence Je 51:58, 64 (repeated by error from v 58); of י׳ (neg.); Is 40:28 (‖ יגע); youth 40:30 (‖ id.); the god-fearing v 31 (‖ id.); be faint from lack of water 44:12 (‖ אֵין כֹּחַ from hunger). Pt. wearied Dn 9:21 מֻעָף בִּיעָף (v. יְעָף).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (10 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (7 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: wearied (1).
In the verses
וְע֛וֹד אֲנִ֥י מְדַבֵּ֖ר בַּתְּפִלָּ֑ה וְהָאִ֣ישׁ גַּבְרִיאֵ֡ל אֲשֶׁר֩ רָאִ֨יתִי בֶחָז֤וֹן בַּתְּחִלָּה֙ מֻעָ֣ף בִּיעָ֔ף נֹגֵ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י כְּעֵ֖ת מִנְחַת־עָֽרֶב׃
Word for word: and still I [was].speaking in (the) prayer and the man Gabriel whom I.had.seen in the vision at the beginning wearied with weariness [was].approaching (to) me about.[the] time of.[the].offering of.[the].evening
JPS 1917: yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, approached close to me about the time of the evening offering.
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