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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king’s fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king’s bowels emptied.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:20 - As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:23 - The arrows rattle against it,
and the spear and javelin flash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 - Its breath would kindle coals,
for flames shoot from its mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 - and people are terrified.
Pangs of anguish grip them,
like those of a woman in labor.
They look helplessly at one another,
their faces aflame with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will act for you
with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:30 - And the LORD will make his majestic voice heard.
He will display the strength of his mighty arm.
It will descend with devouring flames,
with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:15 - See, the LORD is coming with fire,
and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind.
He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger
and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:5 - Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.
Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots,
like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,
or like a mighty army moving into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:3 - See the flashing swords and glittering spears
as the charioteers charge past!
There are countless casualties,
heaps of bodies—
so many bodies that
people stumble over them.
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