Strong's Hebrew #3856 - לָהַהּ lahah (to languish)

faint, mad

A primitive root meaning properly, to burn, i.e. (by implication) to be rabid (figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish -- faint, mad.

1) (Qal) to languish, faint
2) to amaze, startle
2a) (Hithpalpel) madman (substantive)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1079

[לָהָה] verb languish, faint (= לָאָה) (ᵑ7 לְהִי, id.; —

Qal Imperfect3feminine singular with apocope וַתֵּ֫לַהּ אֶרֶץ Genesis 47:13 (of famine).

[לִהְלֵהַּ]

verb quadriliteral amaze, startle (compare Syriac Palpel confudit, obstupefecit; Ethpalpel stupore percussus est; consternatio, all in Lexicons, PS¹⁸⁹⁴) —

Hithpalpel Participle מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ as substantive = madman, followed by הַיֹּרֶה זִקִים Prov Genesis 26:18 (see Now).

Strong's Hebrew: 3856. לָהַהּ (lahah) — 2 Occurrences

Genesis 47:13
HEB: הָרָעָ֖ב מְאֹ֑ד וַתֵּ֜לַהּ אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
NAS: of Canaan languished because
KJV: of Canaan fainted by reason
INT: the famine was very languished the land of Egypt

Proverbs 26:18
HEB: כְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים
KJV: As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands,
INT: A mad throws Firebrands