la.ah describes becoming exhausted or worn down, whether by effort, burden, resistance, or an ongoing task.

The attested verses consistently portray exhaustion or being worn down: people tire in searching, carrying burdens, receiving counsel, or holding something in, while the same description is applied to a burdened community, a pot, and a sluggard unable to complete a simple action.

1. Become exhausted or worn down · dominant

   In Genesis 19:11, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs as the blinded men keep trying to find the entrance; the APB renders that they “wearied themselves trying to find the entrance.” Niphal forms describe being burdened or spent in Isaiah 1:14, Jeremiah 20:9, and Proverbs 26:15: the APB speaks of being “weary of lifting,” “weary of holding it in,” and too weary to bring a hand back to the mouth. The same worn-down condition is shown in Isaiah 47:13 after many counsels and in Jeremiah 12:5 after running with footmen.

   Genesis 19:11Isaiah 1:14Isaiah 47:13Jeremiah 12:5Jeremiah 20:9Proverbs 26:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “weary” or “wearied,” including weariness from searching, counsel, running, lifting, and holding something in. It also uses “labored and grown weary” in Ezekiel 24:12; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.