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לָבִיא

A lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))

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לָבִיאH3833

What does לָבִיא mean in the Bible?

לָבִיא is a Hebrew word meaning "a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))".

Full entry for לָבִיא (H3833) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does לָבִיא mean in the Bible?

לָבִיא is a Hebrew word meaning "a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))".

How does the BSB render H3833?

The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a lioness (3), like a lion (2), A lioness (1), and lioness (1), for a lioness (1).

Where does לָבִיא appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Job (2), Nahum (2), Numbers (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
like a lioness3×Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9
like a lion2×Deuteronomy 33:20, Hosea 13:8
A lioness1×Ezekiel 19:2
and lioness1×Nahum 2:11
for a lioness1×Job 38:39
for the lioness1×Nahum 2:12
is like that of a lion1×Isaiah 5:29
of a lioness1×Joel 1:6
of lioness1×Isaiah 30:6
of the lioness1×Job 4:11
the lions1×Psalms 57:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:9וּכְלָבִ֖יאtolike a lionessConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 23:24כְּלָבִ֣יאtolike a lionessPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 24:9וּכְלָבִ֖יאtolike a lionessConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 33:20כְּלָבִ֣יאtolike a lionPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularJob 4:11לָ֝בִ֗יאtoof the lionessNoun - masculine singularJob 38:39לְלָבִ֣יאtofor a lionessPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 57:4לְבָאִם֮tothe lionsNoun - masculine pluralIsaiah 5:29כַּלָּבִ֑יאtois like that of a lionPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 30:6לָבִ֧יאtoof lionessNoun - masculine singularEzekiel 19:2לְבִיָּ֔אtoA lionessNoun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 49:9
Aligned rows14
Books represented10
Genesis1Numbers2Deuteronomy1Job2Psalms1Isaiah2Ezekiel1Hosea1Joel1Nahum2
Source forms
וּכְלָבִ֖יא2xū·ḵə·lā·ḇîGenesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9
כְּלָבִ֣יא2xkə·lā·ḇîNumbers 23:24, Deuteronomy 33:20
כְּלָבִ֔יא1xkə·lā·ḇîHosea 13:8
כַּלָּבִ֑יא1xkal·lā·ḇîIsaiah 5:29
לְבָאִם֮1xlə·ḇā·’imPsalms 57:4
לְבִיָּ֔א1xlə·ḇî·yāEzekiel 19:2
לָ֝בִ֗יא1xlā·ḇîJob 4:11
לָבִ֧יא1xlā·ḇîIsaiah 30:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xJob 4:11, Isaiah 30:6, Joel 1:6, Nahum 2:11
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular3xNumbers 23:24, Deuteronomy 33:20, Hosea 13:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular2xGenesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9
Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 19:2
Noun - masculine plural1xPsalms 57:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 5:29
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xNahum 2:12
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 38:39
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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