The meaning of “לֶהָבָה”
Understanding lehâbâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לַהֶבֶת lahebeth (lah-eh'-beth); feminine of לַהַב, and meaning the same flame(-ming), head (of a spear). - {a flash ...
לֶהָבָה
or לַהֶבֶת lahebeth (lah-eh'-beth); feminine of לַהַב, and meaning the same flame(-ming), head (of a spear). - {a flash - figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon} 1) flame 2) tip of weapon, point, head of spear
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:28 | “For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.” Word: לֶהָבָה (lehâbâh) | |
| Psalms 105:32 | “He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.” Word: לֶהָבָה (lehâbâh) | |
| Jeremiah 48:45 | “They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.” Word: לֶהָבָה (lehâbâh) | |
| Ezekiel 20:47 | “And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.” Word: לֶהָבָה (lehâbâh) | |
| Hosea 7:6 | “For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.” Word: לֶהָבָה (lehâbâh) |
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