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לָוָה H3867

H3867 is the Hebrew word לָוָה, transliterated lâvâh and said law-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it joined.

Word: לָוָהTransliteration: lâvâhSaid: law-vaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 22 verses

What it means

properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

joined 6×lend 3×lendeth 3×borrower 2×join 2×if thou lend 1×borrowed 1×such as joined 1×borroweth 1×also is joined 1×abide 1×lender 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).

Verses using לָוָה

All 22 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 29:34 · KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

Exodus 22:25 · KJV

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Numbers 18:2 · KJV

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

Numbers 18:4 · KJV

And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

Deuteronomy 28:12 · KJV

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Deuteronomy 28:44 · KJV

He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

Nehemiah 5:4 · KJV

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

Esther 9:27 · KJV

The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

Psalm 37:21 · KJV

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Psalm 37:26 · KJV

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Psalm 83:8 · KJV

Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

Psalm 112:5 · KJV

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Proverbs 19:17 · KJV

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Proverbs 22:7 · KJV

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 · KJV

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Isaiah 14:1 · KJV

For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

Isaiah 24:2 · KJV

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 taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

Isaiah 56:3 · KJV

Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

Isaiah 56:6 · KJV

Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

Jeremiah 50:5 · KJV

They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

Daniel 11:34 · KJV

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

Zechariah 2:11 · KJV

And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3867 mean?

H3867 is the Hebrew word לָוָה (lâvâh), meaning properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend.

How is H3867 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it joined (6 times), lend (3 times), lendeth (3 times), borrower (2 times), join (2 times), among others.

How many times does H3867 appear in the Bible?

לָוָה (lâvâh) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3867 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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