וַ/תֵּ֑לֶא
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤀
lâʼâh
and you faint
To become weary, tired, or exhausted physically, emotionally, or spiritually; to lose strength or endurance as a result of exertion, persistence, or distress. In some contexts, to become impatient, discouraged, or disheartened by ongoing adversity or frustration. May also convey a sense of growing faint or vexed.
Job 4:5 · Word #5
Lexicon H3811
| Lemma | לָאָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤀𐤄 |
| Transliteration | lâʼâh |
| Strong's | H3811 |
| Definition | To become weary, tired, or exhausted physically, emotionally, or spiritually; to lose strength or endurance as a result of exertion, persistence, or distress. In some contexts, to become impatient, discouraged, or disheartened by ongoing adversity or frustration. May also convey a sense of growing faint or vexed. |
Morphology HC/Vqw2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and you faint |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3811-11
and you grew weary
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple action of becoming weary. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 2ms form indicates a past narrative action directed to a masculine singular subject, hence "and you grew weary." |
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