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Lexicon :: Strong's H3851 - lahaḇ

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לַהַב
Transliteration
lahaḇ
Pronunciation
lah'-hav
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to gleam
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1077,1077a

Strong’s Definitions

לַהַב lahab, lah'-hab; from an usused root meaning to gleam; a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon:—blade, bright, flame, glittering.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H3851 in the following manner: flame (8x), blade (2x), glittering (1x), bright (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H3851 in the following manner: flame (8x), blade (2x), glittering (1x), bright (1x).
  1. flame, blade

    1. flame

    2. of flashing point of spear or blade of sword

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לַהַב lahab, lah'-hab; from an usused root meaning to gleam; a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon:—blade, bright, flame, glittering.
STRONGS H3851: Abbreviations
לַ֫הַב noun masculine flame, blade; — ל׳ absolute Judges 3:22, 22 + 2 times; construct Judges 13:20 + 5 times; plural לְהָבִים Isaiah 13:8; construct לַהֲבֵי Isaiah 66:15; —
1. flame of altar, Judges 13:20 (twice in verse) הַמִּזְבֵּחַׅ (ל׳) אֵשׁ אוֺכְלָה ל׳, of י׳'s is judgement Isaiah 29:6; Isaiah 30:30; Isaiah 66:15 (in all || forces of nature, whirlwind, thunder, earthquake, rain, hail, etc.); figurative פְּנֵיהֶם ל׳ פְּנֵי Isaiah 13:8 (i.e. hot with excitement, compare Di); simile Joel 2:5 אֵשׁ כְּקוֺל ל׳ (of rush of locusts); figurative of breath of crocodile Job 41:13.
2. of flashing point of spear Job 39:23; blade of sword Nahum 3:3; in prose, Judges 3:22 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

3:22; 3:22; 3:22; 13:20; 13:20

Job

39:23; 41:13

Isaiah

13:8; 13:8; 29:6; 30:30; 66:15; 66:15

Joel

2:5

Nahum

3:3

H3851

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3851 matches the Hebrew לַהַב (lahaḇ),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, because Ehud did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:20 - For when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the Angel of the LORD ascended in the altar flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this they fell on their faces to the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:23 -

“The quiver rattles against him,

[As do] the flashing spear and the lance [of his rider].

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 -

“His breath kindles coals,

And a flame goes forth from his mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 -

They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified,

Pains and anguish will grip them;

They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth.

They will stare aghast and horrified at one another,

Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 -

You will be punished by the LORD of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise,

With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:30 -

And the LORD will make His majestic voice heard,

And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger,

And in the flame of a devouring fire,

In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:15 -

For indeed, the LORD will come in fire

And His chariots will be like the stormy wind,

To render His anger with rage,

And His rebuke with flames of fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:5 -

Like the noise of chariots

They leap on the tops of the mountains,

Like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble,

Like a mighty people set in battle formation.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:3 -

Horsemen charging,

Swords flashing, spears gleaming,

Many slain, a mass of corpses,

No end of corpses—

The horsemen stumble over the corpses!

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