לַ֫הַג
la.hag
H3854
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Hebrew
study
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Hebrew
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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.
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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.