The meaning of “לוּבִי”
Understanding Lûwbîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לֻבִּי Lubbîy (loob-bee'); (Daniel 11:43), partrial from a name probably derived from an unused root meaning to thirs...
לוּבִי
or לֻבִּי Lubbîy (loob-bee'); (Daniel 11:43), partrial from a name probably derived from an unused root meaning to thirst, i.e. a dry region; apparently Lubim(-s), Libyans. - § Libyans = "empty-hearted (Da 11:43) or afflicted (Jer 46:9) - a Libyan or inhabitant of interior Africa (only in plural) 1) a people of northern Africa west of Egypt
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 12:3 | “With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.” Word: לוּבִי (Lûwbîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 16:8 | “Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand.” Word: לוּבִי (Lûwbîy) | |
| Daniel 11:43 | “But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.” Word: לוּבִי (Lûwbîy) | |
| Nahum 3:9 | “Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.” Word: לוּבִי (Lûwbîy) |