Lexicon
לָהַה
la.hah
H3856A
H:V Hebrew

to languish

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la.hah describes Egypt and Canaan wasting away under a severe famine.

The sole attested use describes Egypt and Canaan wasting away because the famine is very heavy.

Senses in use

  1. Wasting away under famine · dominant

    In Genesis 47:13, the Qal sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about Egypt and Canaan as the famine is very heavy; the APB renders the lands as having "languished because of the famine."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 47:13, the APB presents the affected lands as having "languished because of the famine." The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the famine setting.

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