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Lexicon :: Strong's G3047 - lips

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λίψ
Transliteration
lips (Key)
Pronunciation
leeps
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from leibo (to pour a "libation")
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
46x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

λίψ líps, leeps; probably from λείβω leíbō (to pour a "libation"); the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter):—southwest.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3047 in the following manner: south west (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3047 in the following manner: south west (1x).

  1. the south west wind

  2. the quarter of the heavens whence the south west wind blows

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λίψ líps, leeps; probably from λείβω leíbō (to pour a "libation"); the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter):—southwest.
STRONGS G3047:
λίψ, λιβός, ὁ (from λείβω (to pour forth), because it brings moisture);
1. the southwest wind: Herodotus 2, 25; Polybius 10, 10, 3; others.
2. the quarter of the heavens whence the southwest wind blows: Acts 27:12 (on which see βλέπω, 3 and κατά, II. 1 c.) (Genesis 13:14; Genesis 20:1; Numbers 2:10; Deuteronomy 33:23).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
13:14; 20:1
Numbers
2:10
Deuteronomy
33:23
Acts
27:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3047 matches the Greek λίψ (lips),
which occurs 46 times in 39 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:14 - After Lot had gone, the LORD said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:1 - Abraham moved south to the Negev and lived for a while between Kadesh and Shur, and then he moved on to Gerar. While living there as a foreigner,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:62

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:62 - Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:14 - Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will spread out in all directions—to the west and the east, to the north and the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:9 - “Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle, enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side, make the curtains 150 feet long.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9 - Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:29 - and they were assigned the area south of the Tabernacle for their camp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:6 - When you sound the signal a second time, the tribes camped on the south will follow. You must sound short blasts as the signal for moving on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:3 - The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:4 - It will then run south past Scorpion Pass[fn] in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:5 - Measure off 3,000 feet[fn] outside the town walls in every direction—east, south, west, north—with the town at the center. This area will serve as the larger pastureland for the towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:7 - It is time to break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the neighboring regions—the Jordan Valley, the hill country, the western foothills,[fn] the Negev, and the coastal plain. Go to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, and all the way to the great Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:27 - But go up to Pisgah Peak, and look over the land in every direction. Take a good look, but you may not cross the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:23 - Moses said this about the tribe of Naphtali:
“O Naphtali, you are rich in favor
and full of the LORD’s blessings;
may you possess the west and the south.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:1 - The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:2 - The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:3 - ran south of Scorpion Pass[fn] into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:4 - From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] This was their[fn] southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:10 - The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:9 - From the spring of Tappuah, the boundary of Manasseh followed the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea.[fn] Several towns south of the ravine were inside Manasseh’s territory, but they actually belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:10 - In general, however, the land south of the ravine belonged to Ephraim, and the land north of the ravine belonged to Manasseh. Manasseh’s boundary ran along the northern side of the ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. North of Manasseh was the territory of Asher, and to the east was the territory of Issachar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:5 - Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:13 - From there the boundary went south to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:14 - The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:15 - The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. From that western point it ran[fn] to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea,[fn] which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:8 - including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:18 - And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah[fn] and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - He blocked up the upper spring of Gihon and brought the water down through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David. And so he succeeded in everything he did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14 - After this Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, from west of the Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley to the Fish Gate, and continuing around the hill of Ophel. He built the wall very high. And he stationed his military officers in all of the fortified towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:26 - He released the east wind in the heavens
and guided the south wind by his mighty power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:6 - I will say to the north and south,
‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel
from the distant corners of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 - “The southern border will go west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] and then follow the course of the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. This will be the southern border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:28 - The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh[fn] and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:5 - While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn’t even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes,
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