Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to faint
Usage: 1) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1a) (Qal) to be or grow weary, be fatigued, be faint 1b) (Hophal) wearied (participle)
Strong's Number
H3286
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H3286 Quick Answer
Strong's H3286 יָעַף (ya`aph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ya`aph (yaw-af') v. 1. to tire (as if from wearisome flight) [a primitive root] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include weary, faint, fainteth, and fly. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ya`aph (yaw-af') v. 1. to tire (as if from wearisome flight) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- weary, faint, fainteth, and fly
Meaning and Definition
ya`aph (yaw-af') v. 1. to tire (as if from wearisome flight) [a primitive root] KJV: faint, cause to fly, (be) weary (self).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3286. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3286 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ya`aph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3286 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3286 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3286 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3286.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3286, grouped by book.
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3286 FAQ
What does yaaph (יָעַף) mean?
Yaaph (Strong's H3286) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "faint". ya`aph (yaw-af') v. 1. to tire (as if from wearisome flight) [a primitive root]
How many times is yaaph (יָעַף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3286 across 4 books.
Where can I study yaaph (יָעַף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3286 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yaaph (יָעַף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as weary, faint, fainteth, and fly. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.