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;))".
Hebrew · H3833
לָבִיא
A lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
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לָבִיא H3833
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;))".
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Questions this entry answers
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 lioness 3× Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9
like a lion 2× Deuteronomy 33:20, Hosea 13:8
A lioness 1× Ezekiel 19:2
and lioness 1× Nahum 2:11
for a lioness 1× Job 38:39
for the lioness 1× Nahum 2:12
is like that of a lion 1× Isaiah 5:29
of a lioness 1× Joel 1:6
of lioness 1× Isaiah 30:6
of the lioness 1× Job 4:11
the lions 1× Psalms 57:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:9 וּכְלָבִ֖יא to like a lioness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 23:24 כְּלָבִ֣יא to like a lioness Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 24:9 וּכְלָבִ֖יא to like a lioness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:20 כְּלָבִ֣יא to like a lion Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Job 4:11 לָ֝בִ֗יא to of the lioness Noun - masculine singular Job 38:39 לְלָבִ֣יא to for a lioness Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 57:4 לְבָאִם֮ to the lions Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 5:29 כַּלָּבִ֑יא to is like that of a lion Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 30:6 לָבִ֧יא to of lioness Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 19:2 לְבִיָּ֔א to A lioness Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:9
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Nahum 2
Source forms
וּכְלָבִ֖יא 2x ū·ḵə·lā·ḇî Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9
כְּלָבִ֣יא 2x kə·lā·ḇî Numbers 23:24, Deuteronomy 33:20
כְּלָבִ֔יא 1x kə·lā·ḇî Hosea 13:8
כַּלָּבִ֑יא 1x kal·lā·ḇî Isaiah 5:29
לְבָאִם֮ 1x lə·ḇā·’im Psalms 57:4
לְבִיָּ֔א 1x lə·ḇî·yā Ezekiel 19:2
לָ֝בִ֗יא 1x lā·ḇî Job 4:11
לָבִ֧יא 1x lā·ḇî Isaiah 30:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 4x Job 4:11, Isaiah 30:6, Joel 1:6, Nahum 2:11
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 3x Numbers 23:24, Deuteronomy 33:20, Hosea 13:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 19:2
Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 57:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 5:29
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Nahum 2:12
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 38:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
Source Gloss
a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)) BDB: lion Usage: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לָבִיא is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain