Know the Word.

Hebrew word

lâbîyʼ

law-bee'

לָבִיא

What it means

to roar

to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))

Where it comes from

or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare ʼărîy (אֲרִי)

How the King James translates it

  • lion9
  • lions1
  • young1
  • lioness1
  • lionesses1

Every place it appears 13

Genesis49:9
Numbers23:2424:9
Deuteronomy33:20
Psalms57:4
Isaiah5:2930:6
Ezekiel19:2
Hosea13:8
lâbîyʼ — Hebrew word meaning “to roar”