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Lexicon :: Strong's H3051 - yāhaḇ

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יָהַב
Transliteration
yāhaḇ
Pronunciation
yaw-hav'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 849

Strong’s Definitions

יָהַב yâhab, yaw-hab'; a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come:—ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H3051 in the following manner: give (23x), go to (4x), Bring (2x), ascribe (1x), come on (1x), give out (1x), Set (1x), take (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H3051 in the following manner: give (23x), go to (4x), Bring (2x), ascribe (1x), come on (1x), give out (1x), Set (1x), take (1x).

  1. to give, provide, ascribe, come

    1. (Qal)

      1. to give

      2. to set, place

      3. to provide (with reflexive)

      4. to ascribe (glory)

      5. to grant, permit, come now

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָהַב yâhab, yaw-hab'; a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come:—ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
STRONGS H3051: Abbreviations
† [יָהַב] verb give (Aramaic H3052 יְהַב, bdb039601; Arabic bdb039602; Ethiopic bdb039603: Sabean והב DHMZMG xxix. 1875, 614 f. ול יהב Idib. 603) — only
Qal Imperative הַב Proverbs 30:15 (twice in verse); emphatic הָ֫בָה Genesis 11:3 + 10 times (6 times followed by monosyllabic); הָבָ֫ה Genesis 29:21 before guttural (Di on Genesis 28:2 Köi. 418), feminine singular הָבִ֫י Ruth 3:15; masculine plural הָב֫וּ; Genesis 47:16 + 16 times; הָ֫בוּ לִ֑י Job 6:22 (on these forms see also Sta§606 a Böi. 225 Ges§ 69. 2, R. 2); —
1. give, followed by accusative Genesis 29:21(E) give (me) my wife, Genesis 47:16 (J), Ruth 3:15; Zechariah 11:12 (price); of giving (i.e. causing to come forth, in deciding by lot) Urim and Thummim 1 Samuel 14:41 (twice in verse) (Greek Version of the LXX We Dr, see אוּרִים); followed by accusative of thing + לִי Genesis 30:1(E), Judges 1:15; accusative of thing + לָנוּ Genesis 47:15 (J), Psalm 60:13 [Psalm 60:11] = Psalm 108:13 [Psalm 108:12]; שָהבוּ לִ֑י Job 6:22 (no accusative expressed); absolute שַה֫ב || הַ֤ב Proverbs 30:15.
2. = set, followed by accusative (Uriah) + הַמִּלְחָמָה פְּנֵי אֶל־מוּל 2 Samuel 11:15 set Uriah in the fore-front of the battle.
3. with reflex. לִ (see ל, 5 h) = provide, with accusative הָבוּ לָכֶם אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים Deuteronomy 1:13; Joshua 18:4 (JE), Judges 20:7; 2 Samuel 16:20.
4. ascribe glory, etc., to י׳ (God): with כבוד לְ Psalm 29:1 (twice in verse); Psalm 29:2 = Psalm 96:7 (twice in verse); Psalm 96:8 = 1 Chronicles 16:28 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 16:29; גֹדֶל לאלהינו ה׳ Deuteronomy 32:3 (poem) ascribe greatness to, our God.
5. = come now (originally grant, permit), before voluntative: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7; Genesis 38:16 (all J), Exodus 1:10 (E).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:3; 11:3; 11:4; 11:7; 28:2; 29:21; 29:21; 30:1; 38:16; 47:15; 47:16; 47:16

Exodus

1:10

Deuteronomy

1:13; 32:3

Joshua

18:4

Judges

1:15; 20:7

Ruth

3:15; 3:15

1 Samuel

14:41

2 Samuel

11:15; 16:20

1 Chronicles

16:28; 16:29

Job

6:22; 6:22

Psalms

29:1; 29:2; 60:11; 96:7; 96:8; 108:12

Proverbs

30:15; 30:15

Zechariah

11:12

H3051

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3051 matches the Hebrew יָהַב (yāhaḇ),
which occurs 33 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:3 - And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:4 - Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:7 - Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:21 - Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:1 - When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:16 - He turned to her at the roadside and said, “Come, let me come in to you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:15 - And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our money is gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:16 - And Joseph answered, “Give your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, if your money is gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:3 - For I will proclaim the name of the LORD;
ascribe greatness to our God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:4 - Provide three men from each tribe, and I will send them out that they may set out and go up and down the land. They shall write a description of it with a view to their inheritances, and then come to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:15 - She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:15 - And he said, “Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out.” So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley and put it on her. Then she went into the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:41 - Therefore Saul said, “O LORD God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O LORD, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.”[fn] And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What shall we do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:28 - Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:29 - Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him!
Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:22 - Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’?
Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:1 - A Psalm of David.
Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,[fn]
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:2 - Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:7 - Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:8 - Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:15 - The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.[fn]
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough”:

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:12 - Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver.
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