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Lexicon :: Strong's H3867 - lāvâ

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לָוָה
Transliteration
lāvâ
Pronunciation
law-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1087,1088

Strong’s Definitions

לָוָה lâvâh, law-vaw'; a primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (causatively) to lend:—abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H3867 in the following manner: join (10x), lend (7x), borrow (3x), borrower (2x), abide (1x), cleave (1x), lender (1x), lender (with H376) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H3867 in the following manner: join (10x), lend (7x), borrow (3x), borrower (2x), abide (1x), cleave (1x), lender (1x), lender (with H376) (1x).

  1. to join, be joined

    1. (Qal) to join, be joined, attend

    2. (Niphal) to join oneself to, be joined unto

  2. to borrow, lend

    1. (Qal) to borrow

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָוָה lâvâh, law-vaw'; a primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (causatively) to lend:—abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).
STRONGS H3867: Abbreviations
† I. [לָוָה] join (intransitive), be joined (Late Hebrew Pi. לִוָּה (ליוה) transitive, Hithp. intransitive; Aramaic לַוִּי accompany; so bdb053005 BaES 12 compare Arabic bdb053006 be near); —
Qal (late) Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יִלְוֶנּוּ Ecclesiastes 8:15, be joined to, attend (of mirth).
Niph. נִלְוָה Psalm 83:9; Isaiah 14:1; 3rd person masculine plural consecutive וְנִלְווּ Numbers 18:4 + 2 times, + Jeremiah 50:5 (GesLbg. Bö Köi. 588 Gf Gie; > Imperative Ki Ew§ 226 c Ol§ 264); Imperfect יִלָּוֶה Genesis 29:34; יִלָּווּ Numbers 18:2; Participle נִלְוָה Isaiah 56:3 (pointed as Perfect, read probably נִלְוֶה); plural נִלְוִים Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6; — join oneself or be joined unto, followed by עַל Numbers 18:2, 4 (מַטֵּה לֵנִי to Aaron, by word-play), Isaiah 14:1 (strangers to Israel), Daniel 11:34 (flatterers to the people), compare Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6 (to י׳ followed by אֶלֿ Isaiah 56:3 (to י׳), Zechariah 2:15 (to י׳), Jeremiah 50:5 (to י׳), Genesis 29:34 (J; husband to wife); followed byעִם Psalm 83:9 (Asshur with enemies of Israel).

† II. [לָוָה] verb borrow (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic bdb053101 delay payment of debt (compare BaES 12)); —
Qal Perfect1st person plural לָוִ֫ינוּ Nehemiah 5:4; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תִּלְוֶה Deuteronomy 28:12; Participle לֹוֶה Proverbs 22:7 + 2 times; — borrow, עֶבֶד לוֶֹה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:7 a borrower is slave to a man who lends; absolute Deuteronomy 28:12; Isaiah 24:2; Psalm 37:21; followed by כֶּסֶף Nehemiah 5:4.
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular consecutive וְהִלְוִיתָה Deuteronomy 28:12; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַלְוְךָ Deuteronomy 28:44; 2nd person masculine singular תַּלְוֶה Exodus 22:24; suffix תַּלְוֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 28:44; Participle מַלְוֶה Psalm 37:26 + 3 times, construct מַלְוֵה Proverbs 19:17; — cause to borrow, i.e. lend to, with accusative of person + of thing Exodus 22:24 (E); with accusative of person Deuteronomy 28:12, 44 (twice in verse); absolute Psalm 37:26; Psalm 112:5 אִישׁ מַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:77 (see Qal above); as substantive Isaiah 24:2; מַלְוֵה י׳ Proverbs 19:17 a lender to י׳ is one shewing favour to the poor.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:34; 29:34

Exodus

22:24; 22:24

Numbers

18:2; 18:2; 18:4; 18:4

Deuteronomy

28:12; 28:12; 28:12; 28:12; 28:44; 28:44; 28:44

Nehemiah

5:4; 5:4

Esther

9:27; 9:27

Psalms

37:21; 37:26; 37:26; 83:9; 83:9; 112:5

Proverbs

19:17; 19:17; 22:7; 22:7

Ecclesiastes

8:15

Isaiah

14:1; 14:1; 24:2; 24:2; 56:3; 56:3; 56:6; 56:6

Jeremiah

50:5; 50:5

Daniel

11:34

H3867

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Strong's Number H3867 matches the Hebrew לָוָה (lāvâ),
which occurs 26 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:25 - “If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - “Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:4 - “They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; but an outsider shall not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - “The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:44 - “He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:4 - There were also those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our lands and vineyards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:27 - the Jews established and imposed it upon themselves and their descendants and all who would join them, that without fail they should celebrate these two days every year, according to the written instructions and according to the prescribed time,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21 - The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:26 - He is ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:8 - Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:17 - He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD,
And He will pay back what he has given.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1 - For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:2 - And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
As with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:3 - Do not let the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the LORD
Speak, saying,
“The LORD has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:6 - “Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the LORD, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the LORD, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5 - They shall ask the way to Zion,
With their faces toward it, saying,
‘Come and let us join ourselves to the LORD
In a perpetual covenant
That will not be forgotten.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:34 - “Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:11 - “Many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
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