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לָבִיא H3833
H3833 is the Hebrew word לָבִיא, transliterated lâbîyʼ and said law-bee'. The King James Version most often renders it great lion.
What it means
to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)).
Where it comes from
or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare H738 (אֲרִי).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Verses using לָבִיא
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:9 · KJV
Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Numbers 23:24 · KJV
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Numbers 24:9 · KJV
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Deuteronomy 33:20 · KJV
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Job 4:11 · KJV
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 38:39 · KJV
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Psalm 57:4 · KJV
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Isaiah 5:29 · KJV
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Isaiah 30:6 · KJV
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Ezekiel 19:2 · KJV
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Hosea 13:8 · KJV
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
Nahum 2:11 · KJV
Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?
Nahum 2:12 · KJV
The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3833 mean?
H3833 is the Hebrew word לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ), meaning to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)).
How is H3833 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it great lion (2 times), lion (2 times), like a lion (2 times), old lion (1 time), stout lion's (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3833 appear in the Bible?
לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3833 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare H738 (אֲרִי).
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