יָגֵעַ
ya.ga
“be weary/toil”
Definition
properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
a primitive root;
- to toil, labour, grow weary, be weary 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to toil, labour 1a2) to grow weary, be weary 1b) (Piel) to weary, make weary, cause to go toilsomely 1c) (Hiphil) to make to toil, make weary, cause to be weary
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
יָגֵעַ appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall.
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver,nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices.But you have burdened Me with your sins;you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
You are wearied by your many journeys,but you did not say, “There is no hope!”You found renewal of your strength;therefore you did not grow weak.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says:“Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled,and her high gates consumed by fire.So the labor of the people will be for nothing;the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”
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