לָוָהlâvâh

לָוָה: be joined

Pronunciation: law-vaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3867

Meanings

Qal: be joined to, attend (Genesis 8:13)

Niph`al: join oneself, be joined (Psalms 83:9; Isaiah 14:1; Numbers 18:4)

לָוָה: borrow

Qal: borrow (Nehemiah 5:4; Deuteronomy 28:12; Proverbs 22:7)

Hiph`il: cause to borrow, i.e. lend to (Deuteronomy 28:12; Deuteronomy 28:44; Exodus 22:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 26 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 29:34 Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”
  • Exodus 22:25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
  • Numbers 18:2 “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant.
  • Numbers 18:4 The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may assist you.
  • Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.
  • Deuteronomy 28:44 They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail!
See every passage

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).