Lexicon
לַ֫הַג
la.hag
H3854
H:N-M Hebrew

study

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la.hag denotes sustained study presented as bodily weariness amid the endless making of scrolls.

The term denotes study in Ecclesiastes 12:12, where it is set in a warning that much such activity brings weariness of the flesh.

Senses in use

  1. Study that brings bodily weariness · dominant

    In Ecclesiastes 12:12, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the warning alongside the making of many scrolls; the APB renders the clause, “and much study is weariness of the flesh.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:12, the APB presents the clause as “much study is weariness of the flesh.” Its precise correspondence to the noun cannot be isolated beyond the clause's overall presentation.

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