עָיֵף

ayef · faint

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5888 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

ayef (עָיֵף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “faint”.

To faint, to be left without strength.

How to say it

a·yef

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Jeremiah 4:31

    For I heard a voice as of a woman in labor, anguish as of one bearing her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, spreading out her palms: “Woe to me now, for my soul faints before murderers!”