יָגַ֣עְתָּ
𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤕
yâgaʻ
you labored
To labor diligently or strive, often to the point of weariness or exhaustion; to work hard, exert oneself strenuously. The semantic range covers both the physical act of toiling or laboring, and the resultant state of becoming weary or exhausted from sustained effort. At times, it can connote psychological or emotional fatigue resulting from persistent striving or struggle.
Joshua 24:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H3021
| Lemma | יָגַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤂𐤏 |
| Transliteration | yâgaʻ |
| Strong's | H3021 |
| Definition | To labor diligently or strive, often to the point of weariness or exhaustion; to work hard, exert oneself strenuously. The semantic range covers both the physical act of toiling or laboring, and the resultant state of becoming weary or exhausted from sustained effort. At times, it can connote psychological or emotional fatigue resulting from persistent striving or struggle. |
Morphology HVqp2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you labored |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3021-13
you have labored strenuously
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem (simple active), perfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 2ms denotes completed action by a masculine singular subject. "You have labored strenuously" preserves the root sense of exertion leading toward weariness, without reducing it merely to the resultant state of fatigue. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you labored strenuously
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'you have labored strenuously' is accurate in meaning but context requires the simple past 'you labored strenuously' to agree with the direct address and sequence. Dropped perfect sense for narrative sequence consistency. |