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Strong's H3867 לָוָה (lavah)

Lavah means “abide with” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3867 — paraineo (“admonish”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3867
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 13

Strong's H3867 Quick Answer

Strong's H3867 לָוָה (lavah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lavah (law-vaw') v. 1. (properly) to twine 2. (by implication) to unite, to remain It has 22 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include also, lendeth, lend, cleave, and will. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
lavah (law-vaw') v. 1. (properly) to twine 2. (by implication) to unite, to remain
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
also, lendeth, lend, cleave, and will

Meaning and Definition

lavah (law-vaw') v. 1. (properly) to twine 2. (by implication) to unite, to remain 3. also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend [a primitive root] KJV: abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).

Original Word
לָוָה
Transliteration
lavah
Derivation
Root: לוה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3867. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3867 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lavah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

also Numbers 18:2 lendeth Psalms 37:26 cleave Isaiah 14:1 lend Exodus 22:25 abide Ecclesiastes 8:15 borrow Deuteronomy 28:12 borroweth Psalms 37:21 will Genesis 29:34

How Strong's H3867 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3867 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3867 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:34 KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

Exodus 22:25 KJV

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

Numbers 18:2 KJV

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3867.

Genesis 29:34 Old Testament, KJV
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
Exodus 22:25 Old Testament, KJV
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Numbers 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
Numbers 18:4 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
Deuteronomy 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Deuteronomy 28:44 Old Testament, KJV
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
Nehemiah 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Esther 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
Psalms 37:21 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Psalms 37:26 Old Testament, KJV
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Psalms 83:8 Old Testament, KJV
Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Psalms 112:5 Old Testament, KJV
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Ecclesiastes 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Isaiah 14:1 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Isaiah 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Isaiah 56:3 Old Testament, KJV
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Isaiah 56:6 Old Testament, KJV
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Jeremiah 50:5 Old Testament, KJV
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Daniel 11:34 Old Testament, KJV
Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
Zechariah 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3867, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3867 FAQ

What does lavah (לָוָה) mean?

Lavah (Strong's H3867) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abide with". lavah (law-vaw') v. 1. (properly) to twine 2. (by implication) to unite, to remain

How many times is lavah (לָוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H3867 across 13 books.

Where can I study lavah (לָוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3867 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lavah (לָוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also, lendeth, lend, cleave, will, and borrow. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.