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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
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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 - And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become H3867 [fn]attached H3867 to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore he was named Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:25 -

“If you lend H3867 money to My people, to the poor [fn]among you, you are not to [fn]act as a creditor to him; you shall not [fn]charge him interest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - “But also bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join H3867 you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:4 - “They shall join H3867 you and perform the duties of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but [fn]an unauthorized person shall not come near you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:12 - “The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless every work of your hand; and you will lend H3867 to many nations, but you will not borrow H3867.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:44 - “He will lend H3867 to you, but you will not lend H3867 to him; he will be the head, and you will be the tail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:4 - There also were those who said, “We have borrowed H3867 money for the king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:27 - the Jews established and [fn]made a custom for themselves, their [fn]descendants, and for all those who allied H3867 themselves with them, so that [fn]they would not fail to celebrate these two days according to their [fn]regulation and according to their appointed time annually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21 -

The wicked borrows H3867 and does not pay back,

But the righteous is gracious and gives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:26 -

All day long he is gracious and lends H3867,

And his [fn]descendants are a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:8 -

Assyria also has joined H3867 them;

They have become [fn]a help to the children of Lot. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 -

It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends H3867;

He will [fn]maintain his cause in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:17 -

One who is gracious to a poor person lends H3867 to the LORD,

And He will repay him for his [fn]good deed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 -

The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower H3867 becomes the lender’s H3867 slave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a person under the sun except to eat, drink, and be joyful, and this will stand H3867 by him in his labor throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:1 -

When the LORD has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join H3867 them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:2 - And the people will be like the priest, the servant like his master, the female servant like her mistress, the buyer like the seller, the lender H3867 like the borrower H3867, the creditor like the debtor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:3 -

Let not the foreigner who has joined H3867 himself to the LORD say,

“The LORD will certainly separate me from His people.”

Nor let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:6 -

“Also the foreigners who join H3867 themselves to the LORD,

To attend to His service and to love the name of the LORD,

To be His servants, every one who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it,

And holds firmly to My covenant;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5 - “They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces [fn]in its direction; [fn]they [fn]will come so that they may join H3867 themselves to the LORD in an everlasting 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 will be granted a little help, and many will join H3867 with them in hypocrisy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:11 - “And many nations will join H3867 themselves to the LORD on that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the LORD of armies has sent Me to you.
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