The meaning of “לָבִיא”
Understanding lâbîyʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא lᵉbîyâʼ (lebee-yaw'); irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים lᵉbâʼîym (leb-aw-eem'); irregular f...
לָבִיא
or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא lᵉbîyâʼ (lebee-yaw'); irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים lᵉbâʼîym (leb-aw-eem'); irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת lᵉbâʼôwth (leb-aw-oth'); from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion). - to roar - a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer - )) n m 1) lion n f 2) lioness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:9 | “Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?” Word: לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:20 | “And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.” Word: לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) | |
| Psalms 57:4 | “My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.” Word: לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) | |
| Ezekiel 19:2 | “And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.” Word: לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) | |
| Joel 1:6 | “For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.” Word: לָבִיא (lâbîyʼ) |