H6313 H6313
to grow numb, faint; to lose vitality, become weak or insensible from shock or exhaustion
A verb meaning to grow numb, faint, or lose strength—describing physical or emotional incapacitation from shock, grief, or exhaustion. Genesis 45:26 captures Jacob's stunned disbelief when hearing Joseph lives: 'his heart grew numb'—he couldn't take it in. The Psalms use it for physical and spiritual exhaustion: the psalmist is 'numb' from groaning (38:8), and his hand grew numb in the night from anguish (77:2). Habakkuk laments that justice 'grows numb'—becomes paralyzed or ineffective (1:4). The verb describes the failure of normal function whether in heart, body, or social systems—a shutting down under overwhelming pressure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To become numb, faint, or lose vitality from shock or exhaustion. Genesis 45:26 describes Jacob's heart growing numb with disbelief. Psalm 38:8 expresses being numb from anguish and groaning. Psalm 77:2 tells of the hand growing numb at night. Habakkuk 1:4 uses it for justice becoming paralyzed or ineffective. The consistent sense is loss of normal function—emotional, physical, or systemic—under overwhelming strain. 4×
AR["أُخِدْتُ", "تَخمُدُ", "تَفْتُرْ", "وَ-فَتَرَ"]·ben["অবসন্ন-হয়", "অসাড়-হয়েছি", "আর-নিস্তেজ-হল", "থামছিল"]·DE["[תפוג]", "ich-bin-betäubt", "tat-es-wachsen-betäubt", "und-es-erstarrte"]·EN["I-am-numb", "and-grew-numb", "did-it-grow-numb", "is-paralyzed"]·FR["et-crût-numb", "s'engourdir", "être-engourdi"]·heb["ו-יפג", "נפוגותי", "תפוג"]·HI["और-शुन्न-हो-गया", "ताफूग", "निर्बल-हूँ", "शिथिल-होती-है"]·ID["berhenti", "dan-lesulah", "menjadi-mati-rasa"]·IT["e-crebbe-numb", "fu-stanco", "paralizzare"]·jav["Kula-sampun-lesu", "dados-ringkih", "kendel", "lan-kendho"]·KO["그리고-멎었다", "그치다", "무감각하도다", "해이해지고"]·PT["Estou-entorpecido", "cessava", "e-desmaiou", "paralisa-se"]·RU["и-онемело", "опускалась", "ослаб-я", "хладеет"]·ES["Estoy-entumecido", "cesó", "se-debilita", "y-desmayó"]·SW["Nimelegea", "inadhoofika", "kulegea", "na-akaacha"]·TR["Uyuştum", "gevşedi", "uyuşur", "ve-dondu"]·urd["اور-بیہوش-ہوا", "بے-حس-ہوں", "تھما", "سُست-ہوتی-ہے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פּוּנִי adj.gent. of פֻּוָּה, c. art. Nu 26:23; read פֻּוָּנִי? or (Φουαει) פֻּוִּי?—𝔊L Φουλαϊ.