What does לֶהָבָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3852
לֶהָבָה
Flame(-ming), head (of a spear).
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לֶהָבָה H3852
What does לֶהָבָה mean in the Bible?
לֶהָבָה is a Hebrew word meaning "flame(-ming), head (of a spear).".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3852?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a flame (2), flame (2), like a flaming (2), . . . (1), a blaze (1).
Where does לֶהָבָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Psalms (4), Joel (2), 1 Samuel (1).
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 a flame 2× Isaiah 10:17, Joel 2:3
flame 2× Isaiah 4:5, Ezekiel 20:47
like a flaming 2× Lamentations 2:3, Hosea 7:6
. . . 1× Psalms 105:32
a blaze 1× Numbers 21:28
a burning flame 1× Obadiah 1:18
and a flame 1× Jeremiah 48:45
and flames 1× Joel 1:19
as a flame 1× Psalms 83:14
flames 1× Psalms 106:18
in the flame 1× Isaiah 5:24
of the flame 1× Isaiah 47:14
or flame 1× Daniel 11:33
point 1× 1 Samuel 17:7
the flames 1× Isaiah 43:2
with flames 1× Psalms 29:7
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:28 לֶהָבָ֖ה to a blaze Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:7 וְלַהֶ֣בֶת to point Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 29:7 לַהֲב֥וֹת to with flames Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 83:14 וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗ה to as a flame Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 105:32 לֶהָב֣וֹת to . . . Noun - feminine plural Psalms 106:18 לֶ֝הָבָ֗ה to flames Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 4:5 לֶהָבָ֖ה to flame Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 5:24 לֶֽהָבָה֙ to in the flame Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 10:17 לְלֶהָבָ֑ה to a flame Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 43:2 וְלֶהָבָ֖ה to the flames Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:28
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 11
Numbers 1 1 Samuel 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 2 Obadiah 1
Source forms
לֶהָבָ֖ה 2x le·hā·ḇāh Numbers 21:28, Isaiah 4:5
לֶֽהָבָ֑ה 2x le·hā·ḇāh Isaiah 47:14, Joel 2:3
וּבְלֶהָבָ֛ה 1x ū·ḇə·le·hā·ḇāh Daniel 11:33
וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗ה 1x ū·ḵə·le·hā·ḇāh Psalms 83:14
וְלֶהָבָ֖ה 1x wə·le·hā·ḇāh Isaiah 43:2
וְלֶֽהָבָה֙ 1x wə·le·hā·ḇāh Jeremiah 48:45
וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה 1x wə·le·hā·ḇāh Joel 1:19
וְלַהֶ֣בֶת 1x wə·la·he·ḇeṯ 1 Samuel 17:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 9x Numbers 21:28, Psalms 106:18, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 5:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x Isaiah 43:2, Jeremiah 48:45, Joel 1:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Samuel 17:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Daniel 11:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 83:14
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 105:32
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 29:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 20:47
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. flame(-ming), head (of a spear).
Source Gloss
flame(-ming), head (of a spear).
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: flame Usage: flame(-ming), head (of a spear).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֶהָבָה is built from this root:
לַהַב H3851
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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