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H3854 H3854
Conj-w | N-ms  |  1× in 1 sense
study, devotion to books (late Hebrew term for intellectual labor)
This rare term appears only in Ecclesiastes 12:12, warning that "much study is weariness of the flesh." BDB identifies it as a late Hebrew word for devotion to books or intellectual pursuits. The context suggests the physical and mental exhaustion that comes from excessive scholarly labor. Spanish translates this as "y-estudiar" (and to study), capturing the verbal sense of the activity rather than the noun.

Senses
1. sense 1 The Ecclesiastes passage uses this word to describe the tiresome nature of endless book-learning. The Spanish rendering "y-estudiar" and French retention of the Hebrew form suggest translators recognized the term's technical nature. This appears in Qohelet's closing warnings about the limits of human wisdom-seeking.
COMMUNICATION Communication Teaching and Learning
AR["وِ-لَهَج"]·ben["এবং-অধ্যয়ন"]·DE["[ולהג]"]·EN["and-much"]·FR["et-ולהג"]·heb["ו-להג"]·HI["और-अध्ययन"]·ID["dan-belajar"]·IT["e-e-molto"]·jav["lan-sinau"]·KO["그리고-공부"]·PT["e-estudo"]·RU["и-ученье"]·ES["y-estudiar"]·SW["na-kusoma"]·TR["ve-calisma"]·urd["اور-پڑھنا"]

Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
לַ֫הַג n.m. (late) study, i.e. devotion to books; ל׳ הַרְבֵּה יְגִעַת בָּשָׂר Ec 12:12 (cf. Now).