יָגֵעַ, preced.) wearied, painstaking. Ex. R. s. 13, beg. במה אני יי׳ of whom am I wearied?—Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵇ bot. זה הוא הלשון שהיה י׳ וכ׳ is this the tongue which was wearing itself out with teaching the Law?; a. fr.—Pl. יְגֵעִים, יְגֵעִין, יְגֵי׳. Midr. Till. to Ps. XII, beg. י׳ בתורה studying the Law. Y. Peah I, 15ᵇ bot. ref. to Deut. XXXII, 47) ואם רק הוא מכם למה שאין אתם י׳ בו and if it (the word of the Law) seems to you empty, it is your fault, … because you do not study it carefully; אימתי בשעה שאתם י׳ בו when (is it your life)? When you are busy studying it; Y. Succ. IV, beg. 54ᵇ; a. fr.