What does לוּן (lûn) mean in the Bible?
לוּן (lûn): To lodge overnight develops into stubborn complaint; spatial dwelling becomes verbal obstinacy against God.
Hebrew · H3885
לוּן
To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently ; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
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לוּן H3885
Pronunciation lûn
What does לוּן (lûn) mean in the Bible?
לוּן (lûn): To lodge overnight develops into stubborn complaint; spatial dwelling becomes verbal obstinacy against God.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3885?
The BSB source-word alignment has 83 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spend the night (6), grumbled (5), to spend the night (5), . . . (2), and spend the night (2).
Where does לוּן (lûn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (13), Genesis (9), Numbers (9), Job (8).
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 spend the night 6× Judges 19:9, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 17:8, Nehemiah 4:22
grumbled 5× Exodus 15:24, Exodus 16:2, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 16:41
to spend the night 5× Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Judges 19:10, Judges 19:13
. . . 2× Numbers 14:27, Jeremiah 14:8
and spend the night 2× Genesis 19:2, Judges 19:11
and spent the night 2× 2 Samuel 12:16, 1 Kings 19:9
and spent the night there 2× Genesis 24:54, Joshua 6:11
grumble 2× Numbers 14:27, Numbers 14:36
remain 2× Exodus 23:18, Exodus 34:25
Spend 2× Numbers 22:8, 2 Samuel 17:16
spent 2× Genesis 32:21, Joshua 8:9
will dwell 2× Psalms 25:13, Proverbs 15:31
you should grumble 2× Exodus 16:7, Numbers 16:11
- 1× Numbers 17:5
[Jacob] spent 1× Genesis 32:13
and growl 1× Psalms 59:15
and lodge 1× Judges 19:15
and lodges there 1× Job 39:28
and lodging 1× Judges 19:4
and they grumbled 1× Exodus 17:3
camped 1× Nehemiah 13:20
camping 1× Nehemiah 13:21
concerns me 1× Job 19:4
endure 1× Psalms 49:12
for the night 1× Judges 19:15
had to lodge 1× Job 31:32
he spent the night 1× Genesis 28:11
I will live 1× Ruth 1:16
I would remain 1× Psalms 55:7
It will remain 1× Zechariah 5:4
let us spend the night 1× Song Of Solomon 7:11
may stay 1× Psalms 30:5
must gaze 1× Job 17:2
overnight 1× Deuteronomy 21:23
resided 1× Isaiah 1:21
resides 1× Job 41:22
resting 1× Song Of Solomon 1:13
shall remain 1× Deuteronomy 16:4
so he stayed 1× Judges 19:7
spending nights 1× Isaiah 65:4
Stay here tonight 1× Ruth 3:13
that one may rest 1× Proverbs 19:23
they spend the night 1× Job 24:7
they spent the night 1× Genesis 31:54
They would spend the night 1× 1 Chronicles 9:27
to stay overnight 1× Judges 19:6
we will spend the night 1× Genesis 19:2
where they camped 1× Joshua 3:1
where they spent the night 1× Judges 18:2
will abide 1× Psalms 91:1
Will he stay 1× Job 39:9
will remain 1× 2 Samuel 19:7
will rest nightly 1× Job 29:19
will roost 1× Zephaniah 2:14
will you harbor 1× Jeremiah 4:14
withhold 1× Leviticus 19:13
you have grumbled 1× Numbers 14:29
you live 1× Ruth 1:16
you must lodge 1× Isaiah 21:13
you spend 1× Joshua 4:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:2 וְלִ֙ינוּ֙ to and spend the night Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Genesis 19:2 נָלִֽין׃ to we will spend the night Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Genesis 24:23 לָלִֽין׃ to to spend the night Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 24:25 לָלֽוּן׃ to to spend the night Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 24:54 וַיָּלִ֑ינוּ to and spent the night there Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 28:11 וַיָּ֤לֶן to he spent the night Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 31:54 וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ to they spent the night Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 32:13 וַיָּ֥לֶן to [Jacob] spent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 32:21 לָ֥ן to spent Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 15:24 וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ to grumbled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:2
Aligned rows 83
Books represented 21
Genesis 9 Exodus 6 Leviticus 1 Numbers 9 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 5 Judges 13 Ruth 3 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 8 Psalms 6 Proverbs 2 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Joel 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ 4x way·yā·lî·nū Genesis 31:54, Joshua 6:11, Judges 18:2, Judges 19:4
יָלִ֥ין 4x yā·lîn Exodus 23:18, Job 29:19, Psalms 30:5, Isaiah 1:21
יָלִ֣ין 4x yā·lîn Exodus 34:25, Deuteronomy 16:4, Job 31:32, Job 41:22
לָלֽוּן׃ 4x lā·lūn Genesis 24:25, Judges 19:15, Judges 20:4, Jeremiah 14:8
וַיָּ֥לֶן 3x way·yā·len Genesis 32:13, Exodus 17:3, Judges 19:7
יָלִ֑ינוּ 3x yā·lî·nū 1 Chronicles 9:27, Isaiah 65:4, Zephaniah 2:14
יָ֝לִ֗ין 2x yā·lîn Job 39:9, Proverbs 19:23
תָּלִ֥ין 2x tā·lîn Job 19:4, Jeremiah 4:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 14x Exodus 23:18, Exodus 34:25, Deuteronomy 16:4, 2 Samuel 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 8x Genesis 24:54, Genesis 31:54, Joshua 3:1, Joshua 6:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 7x Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Judges 19:10, Judges 19:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Exodus 15:24, Exodus 16:2, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 16:41
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 5x Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:13, Joshua 8:9, Judges 19:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 5x Leviticus 19:13, Job 19:4, Psalms 25:13, Proverbs 15:31
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x 1 Chronicles 9:27, Nehemiah 4:22, Job 24:7, Isaiah 65:4
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 3x Numbers 14:27, Numbers 17:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To lodge overnight develops into stubborn complaint; spatial dwelling becomes verbal obstinacy against God.
Strong's H3885
Lexical occurrences 87 verses Word forms 4 forms 51 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 15:31 Source Gloss
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently ; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To lodge overnight develops into stubborn complaint; spatial dwelling becomes verbal obstinacy against God.
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) BDB: murmur Usage: abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 4 Aligned forms 51
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 42×
Imperfect 2Sam 17:8 · 2Sam 19:8 · Deut 16:4 · Exod 23:18 · Exod 34:25 · Isa 1:21 · Job 29:19 · Job 31:32 · Job 39:9 · Job 41:14 · Prov 19:23 · Ps 30:6 · Ps 49:13 · Song 1:13 · Deut 21:23 · Jer 4:14 32×
Sequential imperfect Joel 1:13 · Judg 19:9 · Num 22:8 · Ruth 3:13 5×
Jussive 2Sam 17:16 · Judg 19:20 2×
Participle active Gen 32:22 · Neh 13:21 2×
Cohortative Song 7:12 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×
Imperfect Exod 16:7 · Num 16:11 3×
Participle active Num 14:27 · Num 17:20 3×
Perfect Num 14:29 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Exod 16:7 1×
Hithpolel 1×
Imperfect Ps 91:1 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
to remain or stay, often overnight in a place
to complain or express discontent in words, negative sense
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 87 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
לוּן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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