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לוּבִי H3864
H3864 is the Hebrew word לוּבִי, transliterated Lûwbîy and said loo-bee'. The King James Version most often renders it lubims.
What it means
a Libyan or inhabitant of interior Africa (only in plural).
Where it comes from
or לֻבִּי; (Daniel 11:43), partrial from a name probably derived from an unused root meaning to thirst, i.e. a dry region; apparently.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Lubim(-s), Libyans.
Verses using לוּבִי
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
2 Chronicles 12:3 · KJV
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
2 Chronicles 16:8 · KJV
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
Daniel 11:43 · KJV
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Nahum 3:9 · KJV
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3864 mean?
H3864 is the Hebrew word לוּבִי (Lûwbîy), meaning a Libyan or inhabitant of interior Africa (only in plural).
How is H3864 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lubims (2 times), libyans (1 time), lubim (1 time).
How many times does H3864 appear in the Bible?
לוּבִי (Lûwbîy) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3864 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or לֻבִּי; (Daniel 11:43), partrial from a name probably derived from an unused root meaning to thirst, i.e. a dry region; apparently.
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