the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #3867 - לָוָה
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- to join, be joined
- (Qal) to join, be joined, attend
- (Niphal) to join oneself to, be joined unto
- to borrow, lend
- (Qal) to borrow
- (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to
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1259) fl (לו LW) AC: Join CO: ? AB: ?
J) efl (לוה LWH) AC: Join CO: Wreath AB: ?
V) efl (לוה LWH) - Join: A joining together of people. Also the joining together through debt as the lender or borrower. KJV (26): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) join, lend, borrow, borrower, abide, cleave, lender - Strongs: H3867 (לָוָה)
Nm) efl (לוה LWH) - You: As one who is joined. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): thee - Strongs: H3890 (לְוָת)
bf1) eifl (לויה LWYH) - Garland: As joined together. KJV (3): addition - Strongs: H3914 (לֹיָה)
ebf) eifil (ליויה LYWYH) - Wreath: As joined together. KJV (2): ornament - Strongs: H3880 (לִוְיָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal (late) Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִלְוֶנּוּ EC Genesis 8:13, be joined to, attend (of mirth).
Niph`alנִלְוָה Psalm 83:9; Isaiah 14:1; 3 masculine plural consecutive וְנִלְווּ Numbers 18:4 2t., + Jeremiah 50:5 (Ges Lbg. Bö Kö i. 588 Gf Gie; > Imperative Ki Ew§ 226c Ol§ 264); Imperfect יִלָּוֶה Genesis 29:34; יִלָּווּ Numbers 18:2; Participle נִלְוָה Isaiah 56:3 (pointed as Perfect, read probably נִלְוֶה); plural נִלְוִים Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6; — join oneself or be joined unto, followed by עַל Numbers 18:2,4 (מַטֵּה לֵנִי to Aaron, by word-play), Isaiah 14:1 (strangers to Israel), Daniel 11:34 (flatterers to the people), compare Esther 9:27; Isaiah 56:6 (to ׳י followed by אֶלֿ Isaiah 56:3 (to ׳י), Zechariah 2:15 (to ׳י), Jeremiah 50:5 (to ׳י), Genesis 29:34 (J; husband to wife); followed byעִם Psalm 83:9 (Asshur with enemies of Israel)
II. [לָוָה] verb borrow (Late Hebrew id.; compare Arabic delay payment of debt (compare Ba Esther 12 ); —
Qal Perfect 1 plural לָוִ֫ינוּ Nehemiah 5:4; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּלְוֶה Deuteronomy 28:12; Participle לֹוֶה Proverbs 22:7 2t.; — borrow, עֶבֶד לוֶֹה לְאִישׁמַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:7 a borrower is slave to a man who lends; absolute Deuteronomy 28:12; Isaiah 24:2; Psalm 37:21; followed by כֶּסֶף Nehemiah 5:4.
Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular consecutive וְהִלְוִיתָה Deuteronomy 28:12; Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יַלְוְךָ Deuteronomy 28:44; 2 masculine singularתַּלְוֶה Exodus 22:24; suffix תַּלְוֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 28:44; Participle מַלְוֶה Psalm 37:26 3t., construct מַלְוֵה Proverbs 19:17; — cause to borrow, i.e. lend to, with accusative of person + of thing Exodus 22:24 (E); with accusative of person Deuteronomy 28:12,44 (twice in verse); absolute Psalm 37:26; Psalm 112:5 אִישׁ מַלְוֶה Proverbs 22:77 (see
Qal above); as substantive Isaiah 24:2; ׳מַלְוֵה י Proverbs 19:17 a lender to ׳י is one shewing favour to the poor.
III. לוה (√ of following; compare Arabic turn, twist, wind; Assyrian lamû, surround, encircle; Dl HWB 368 Jen ZMG xiiii (1889), 201).
לָוָה
(1) to adhere, to be joined closely to any one, Ecclesiastes 8:15, “it is good for a man to eat, to drink, to be merry, וְהוּא יִלְוֶנּוּ בַעֲמָלוֹ for this shall cleave to him (i.e. shall remain with him) in his labour.” Hence
(2) to borrow, to receive as a loan, as if nexus est, Deuteronomy 28:12; Psalms 37:21. Comp. the Lat. nexus, used of one whom his creditor took as a slave on account of debt, Varro, Ling. Lat. vi. 5; Liv. ii. 27; viii. 28.
Niphal, like Kal, No 1, to join oneself to any one, followed by עַל Numbers 18:2, Numbers 18:4; Daniel 11:34 עִם Psalms 83:9 אֶל Genesis 29:34 אֶל יְיָ to join oneself to Jehovah, Isaiah 56:3; Jeremiah 50:5 Zec. 2:15.
Hiphil, causat. of Kal, No. 2, to lend. Isaiah 24:2, כַּמַּלְוֶה כַּלֹּוֶה “as with the lender, so with the borrower,” Proverbs 22:7; Psalms 112:5. Followed by an acc. of pers., Deuter. 28:12, 44 Deuteronomy 28:44; Proverbs 19:17 followed by two acc. of pers. and thing, Exodus 22:24.
Derivatives לִוְיָה, לִוְיָתָן, לֹיָה for לוֹיָה, לְוָת; also לוּ, לוּא, and pr.n. לֵוִי.