◄ 3822. Lebaoth ►
Strong's Lexicon Lebaoth: Lebaoth Original Word: לְבָאוֹת Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Lba'owth Pronunciation: leh-bah-OHT Phonetic Spelling: (leb-aw-oth') Definition: Lebaoth Meaning: Lebaoth Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root לָבִיא (lavi), meaning "lioness." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew place name Lebaoth, as it is a specific geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament. Usage: Lebaoth is a place name mentioned in the Old Testament. The name is thought to mean "lionesses," which may suggest a connection to the strength or characteristics associated with lions. It is listed as a town in the territory of the tribe of Judah. Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, place names often held significant meanings, reflecting geographical features, historical events, or cultural symbols. The name Lebaoth, meaning "lionesses," could imply a place of strength or a location associated with lions, which were symbols of power and majesty in the ancient Near East. The town was part of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, a tribe known for its leadership and strength, as symbolized by the lion. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as labi Definition a city in S. Judah NASB Translation Lebaoth (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs לְבָאוֺת proper name, of a location a city in southern Judah, Joshua 15:32, ᵐ5 Δαβως, A ᵐ5L Δαβωθ = ׳בֵּית ל (q. v. p. III above) Joshua 19:6, ᵐ5 Βαθαρωθ, ᵐ5L Βηθλεβαωθ. Site unknown. לבב (meaning dubious; DlPr. 88 ff. finds original meaning in Assyrian lab'bu, in unruhiger Bewegung sein; — √ of לֵבָב, לֵב; compare Late Hebrew id., Assyrian libbu, Aramaic לִבָּא Ethiopic Arabic Sabean לב, SabDenkmp. 13, No. 1, 1. 7); — the literary usage of לֵב and לֵבָב is: 1 earliest poetry, J and E chiefly, Ephr document of Judges/Samuel/Kings chiefly, Amos, Hosea, Zechariah 9-11, Isaiah 15 use לֵב. 2 לֵבָב first appears in Isaiah and certain strata of E and Ephr document of Judges Samuel Kings, and is continued in Zephaniah, Nahum (probably) D H Deuteronomy editors and some Psalms 3 Jeremiah Ezekiel Job prefer לֵב but use occasionally לֵבָב. 4 Isa2, Isa3, Lamentations and exilic Psalms use לֵב. 5 Isaiah 13-14:23; Jeremiah 50-51, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8, Joshua, Jonah, Psalm 25, 90, 104, use לבב. 6 Malachi, Obadiah, Zechariah 12-14, Memorials of Ezra and Nehemiah, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles and many Psalms of Persian period use לֵב. 7 Chronicles and Daniel use לֵבָב. 8 Ecclesiastes Esther and latest Psalms use לֵב. Exceptions will be noted and suspected passages indicated by ? under לבב and לב which are treated apart. See Br. 'Study of the use of לב and לבב in the O.T.' in Semitic Studies in Memory of Dr. Kohut, Berlin, 1897. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Lebaoth Plural of labiy'; lionesses; Lebaoth, a place in Palestine -- Lebaoth. See also Beyth Lba'owth. see HEBREW labiy' see HEBREW Beyth Lba'owth Forms and Transliterations וּלְבָא֥וֹת ולבאות ū·lə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ūləḇā’ōwṯ ulevaot Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 15:32 HEB: וּלְבָא֥וֹת וְשִׁלְחִ֖ים וְעַ֣יִן NAS: and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain KJV: And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, INT: and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 3822 1 Occurrence ū·lə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.