3867. lavah

Strong's Lexicon

lavah: To join, to borrow, to lend

Original Word: לָוָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: lavah
Pronunciation: lah-vah'
Phonetic Spelling: (law-vaw')
Definition: To join, to borrow, to lend
Meaning: to twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1155 (daneizō): To lend

- G1156 (daneion): A loan

Usage: The Hebrew verb "lavah" primarily means "to join" or "to be joined." It is often used in the context of borrowing or lending, indicating a temporary joining of resources or obligations between individuals. The term can also imply a sense of obligation or indebtedness, whether in a financial, social, or spiritual context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, lending and borrowing were common practices, often governed by laws intended to protect both parties. The Torah contains specific instructions regarding lending, emphasizing fairness and compassion, especially towards the poor (e.g., Exodus 22:25-27, Deuteronomy 15:7-11). The concept of joining or being joined also extends to social and familial relationships, reflecting the communal nature of Israelite life.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [לָוָה] join (intransitive), be joined (Late Hebrew Pi`el לִוָּה (ליוה) transitive, Hithpa`el intransitive; Aramaic לַוִּי accompany; so Ba^{ES 12} compare Arabic be near); —

Qal (late) Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יִלְוֶנּוּ EC Genesis 8:13, be joined to, attend (of mirth).

Niph`al נִלְוָה Psalm 83:9; Isaiah 14:1; 3masculine plural consecutive וְנִלְווּ Numbers 18:4 2t., + Jeremiah 50:5 (Ges^Lbg. Bö Kö^{i. 588} Gf Gie; > Imperative Ki Ew^{§ 226c} Ol^{§ 264}); Imperfect יִלָּוֶה Genesis 29:34; יִלָּווּ Numbers 18:2; Participle נִלְוָה Isaiah 56:3 (pointed as Perfect, read probably נִלְוֶה); plural נִלְוִים Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6; — join oneself or be joined unto, followed by עַל Numbers 18:2,4 (מַטֵּה לֵנִי to Aaron, by word-play), Isaiah 14:1 (strangers to Israel), Daniel 11:34 (flatterers to the people), compare Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6 (to ׳י followed by אֶלֿ Isaiah 56:3 (to ׳י), Zechariah 2:15 (to ׳י), Jeremiah 50:5 (to ׳י), Genesis 29:34 (J; husband to wife); followed byעִם Psalm 83:9 (Asshur with enemies of Israel)

II. [לָוָה] verb borrow (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic delay payment of debt (compare Ba^{ES 12} ); —

Qal Perfect1plural לָוִ֫ינוּ Nehemiah 5:4; Imperfect2masculine singular תִּלְוֶה Deuteronomy 28:12; Participle לֹוֶה Proverbs 22:7 2t.; — borrow, עֶבֶד לוֶֹה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:7 a borrower is slave to a man who lends; absolute Deuteronomy 28:12; Isaiah 24:2; Psalm 37:21; followed by כֶּסֶף Nehemiah 5:4.

Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular consecutive וְהִלְוִיתָה Deuteronomy 28:12; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יַלְוְךָ Deuteronomy 28:44; 2masculine singularתַּלְוֶה Exodus 22:24; suffix תַּלְוֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 28:44; Participle מַלְוֶה Psalm 37:26 3t., construct מַלְוֵה Proverbs 19:17; — cause to borrow, i.e. lend to, with accusative of person + of thing Exodus 22:24 (E); with accusative of person Deuteronomy 28:12,44 (twice in verse); absolute Psalm 37:26; Psalm 112:5 אִישׁ מַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:77 (see

Qal above); as substantive Isaiah 24:2; ׳מַלְוֵה י Proverbs 19:17 a lender to ׳י is one shewing favour to the poor.

III. לוה (√ of following; compare Arabic turn, twist, wind; Assyrian lamû, surround, encircle; Dl^{HWB 368} Jen^{ZMG xiiii (1889), 201}).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

abide with, borrower, cleave, join self, lender

A primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) To lend -- abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).

Forms and Transliterations

הַנִּלְוִ֤ים הַנִּלְוָ֤ה הנלוה הנלוים וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ וְיִלָּו֥וּ וְנִלְו֣וּ וְנִלְו֧וּ וְנִלְוָ֤ה וְנִלְווּ֩ וּמַלְוֶ֑ה והלוית וילוו ומלוה ונלוה ונלוו יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ יִלָּוֶ֤ה יַלְוְךָ֔ ילוה ילוך ילונו כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כלוה כמלוה לָוִ֥ינוּ לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לֹוֶ֣ה לוה לוינו מַלְוֵ֣ה מַלְוֶֽה׃ מלוה מלוה׃ נִלְוָ֣ה נלוה תִלְוֶֽה׃ תַּלְוֶ֣ה תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ תלוה תלוה׃ תלונו han·nil·wāh han·nil·wîm hannilVah hannilVim hannilwāh hannilwîm kal·lō·weh kalloVeh kallōweh kam·mal·weh kammalVeh kammalweh lā·wî·nū laVinu lāwînū lō·weh loVeh lōweh mal·weh mal·wêh malVeh malweh malwêh nil·wāh nilVah nilwāh tal·weh ṯal·wen·nū talVeh talVennu talweh ṯalwennū ṯil·weh tilVeh ṯilweh ū·mal·weh umalVeh ūmalweh vehilVita venilVah venilVu veyillaVu wə·hil·wî·ṯā wə·nil·wāh wə·nil·wū wə·yil·lā·wū wəhilwîṯā wənilwāh wənilwū wəyillāwū yal·wə·ḵā yalveCha yalwəḵā yil·lā·weh yil·wen·nū yillaVeh yillāweh yilVennu yilwennū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 29:34
HEB: עַתָּ֤ה הַפַּ֙עַם֙ יִלָּוֶ֤ה אִישִׁי֙ אֵלַ֔י
NAS: my husband will become attached to me, because
KJV: will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born
INT: Now this will become my husband to me

Exodus 22:25
HEB: אִם־ כֶּ֣סֶף ׀ תַּלְוֶ֣ה אֶת־ עַמִּ֗י
NAS: If you lend money to My people,
KJV: If thou lend money
INT: If money lend to my people to the poor

Numbers 18:2
HEB: הַקְרֵ֣ב אִתָּ֔ךְ וְיִלָּו֥וּ עָלֶ֖יךָ וִֽישָׁרְת֑וּךָ
NAS: of your father, that they may be joined with you and serve
KJV: bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister
INT: bring for may be joined with and serve

Numbers 18:4
HEB: וְנִלְו֣וּ עָלֶ֔יךָ וְשָֽׁמְר֗וּ
NAS: They shall be joined with you and attend
KJV: And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep
INT: shall be joined with and attend

Deuteronomy 28:12
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים
NAS: of your hand; and you shall lend to many
KJV: of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many
INT: the work of your hand shall lend nations to many

Deuteronomy 28:12
HEB: וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א תִלְוֶֽה׃
NAS: nations, but you shall not borrow.
KJV: nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
INT: you shall not borrow

Deuteronomy 28:44
HEB: ה֣וּא יַלְוְךָ֔ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א
NAS: He shall lend to you, but you will not lend
KJV: He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend
INT: He shall lend you you will not

Deuteronomy 28:44
HEB: וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה
NAS: He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he shall be the head,
KJV: He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head,
INT: you you will not lend he become

Nehemiah 5:4
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים לָוִ֥ינוּ כֶ֖סֶף לְמִדַּ֣ת
NAS: said, We have borrowed money
KJV: also that said, We have borrowed money
INT: who said have borrowed money tax

Esther 9:27
HEB: וְעַ֨ל כָּל־ הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: and for all those who allied themselves with them, so that they would not fail
KJV: upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail,
INT: and and for all allied and not

Psalm 37:21
HEB: לֹוֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע וְלֹ֣א
NAS: The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
KJV: The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:
INT: borrows the wicked and does not

Psalm 37:26
HEB: הַ֭יּוֹם חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ לִבְרָכָֽה׃
NAS: long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants
KJV: merciful, and lendeth; and his seed
INT: day is gracious and lends and his descendants blessing

Psalm 83:8
HEB: גַּם־ אַ֭שּׁוּר נִלְוָ֣ה עִמָּ֑ם הָ֤י֥וּ
NAS: also has joined with them; They have become
KJV: Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen
INT: also Assyria has joined They have

Psalm 112:5
HEB: אִ֭ישׁ חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה יְכַלְכֵּ֖ל דְּבָרָ֣יו
NAS: who is gracious and lends; He will maintain
KJV: sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide
INT: the man is gracious and lends will maintain his cause

Proverbs 19:17
HEB: מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן
NAS: to a poor man lends to the LORD,
KJV: upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD;
INT: lends to the LORD is gracious

Proverbs 22:7
HEB: יִמְשׁ֑וֹל וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃
NAS: over the poor, And the borrower [becomes] the lender's
KJV: over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant
INT: rules slave and the borrower he the lender's

Proverbs 22:7
HEB: לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃
NAS: And the borrower [becomes] the lender's slave.
INT: and the borrower he the lender's

Ecclesiastes 8:15
HEB: וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י
NAS: and this will stand by him in his toils
KJV: and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour
INT: and to be merry and this will stand his toils the days

Isaiah 14:1
HEB: עַל־ אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְנִלְוָ֤ה הַגֵּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: then strangers will join them and attach
KJV: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave
INT: their own land will join strangers and

Isaiah 24:2
HEB: כַּקּוֹנֶה֙ כַּמּוֹכֵ֔ר כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה
NAS: like the seller, the lender like the borrower,
KJV: so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower;
INT: the buyer the seller the lender the borrower the creditor

Isaiah 24:2
HEB: כַּמּוֹכֵ֔ר כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
NAS: the lender like the borrower, the creditor
KJV: as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury,
INT: the seller the lender the borrower the creditor so

Isaiah 56:3
HEB: בֶּן־ הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוָ֤ה אֶל־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD
KJV: of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD,
INT: the son of the stranger has joined to the LORD

Isaiah 56:6
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עַל־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,
KJV: of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD,
INT: the sons of the stranger join and to the LORD

Jeremiah 50:5
HEB: פְנֵיהֶ֑ם בֹּ֚אוּ וְנִלְו֣וּ אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה
NAS: they will come that they may join themselves to the LORD
KJV: [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD
INT: their faces will come may join to the LORD

Daniel 11:34
HEB: עֵ֣זֶר מְעָ֑ט וְנִלְו֧וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם רַבִּ֖ים
NAS: and many will join with them in hypocrisy.
KJV: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
INT: help A little will join and and many

26 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3867
26 Occurrences

han·nil·wāh — 1 Occ.
han·nil·wîm — 2 Occ.
kal·lō·weh — 1 Occ.
kam·mal·weh — 1 Occ.
lā·wî·nū — 1 Occ.
lō·weh — 2 Occ.
mal·wêh — 2 Occ.
nil·wāh — 1 Occ.
tal·weh — 1 Occ.
ṯal·wen·nū — 1 Occ.
ṯil·weh — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·weh — 2 Occ.
wə·hil·wî·ṯā — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·wāh — 1 Occ.
wə·nil·wū — 4 Occ.
wə·yil·lā·wū — 1 Occ.
yal·wə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
yil·lā·weh — 1 Occ.
yil·wen·nū — 1 Occ.