לָאָה lâʼâh — to tire
Translated in the KJV as faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary.
a primitive root; to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted.
lâʼâh in each stem
Niph'al
Perfect (qatal) 7Sequential perfect (weqatal) 2Participle (active) 1
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Hiph'il
Perfect (qatal) 3Infinitive construct 1Imperfect (yiqtol) 1Wayyiqtol 1
But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Qal (Pa'al)
Wayyiqtol 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›