Strong's H535 · Hebrew
אָמַל
ʼâmal · /aw-mal'/
Definition
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn
KJV: languish, be weak, wax feeble.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אָמַל across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Isaiah5 verses
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. stretched: or, plucked up
Isaiah 19:8The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Isaiah 24:4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. the haughty: Heb. the height of the people
Isaiah 24:7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Isaiah 33:9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. hewn: or, withered away
Jeremiah2 verses
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Jeremiah 15:9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
Joel2 verses
The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
Joel 1:12The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H535 (ʼâmal) mean?
to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn
How many times does H535 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H535 (אָמַל) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “languisheth.”
How is ʼâmal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H535 is rendered as “languisheth” (8×), “languish” (5×), “feeble” (1×), “languished” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word אָמַל come from?
a primitive root;