עָיֵף
ʿāyēp
faint
Strong's H5889AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1614a

עָיֵף (ʿāyēp) is a Hebrew adjective meaning faint. It appears 17 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5889).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1614a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1614a)faint, weary; languid; thirsty
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָיֵף adjective: faint, weary

Strong's H5889 עָיֵף: languid
KJV:faint, thirsty, weary.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1614: עִיף ʿîp — be faint; languish; be wearied

See it in Scripture

Genesis 25:29Deuteronomy 25:18Judges 8:4

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