לֶהָבָ֖ה

𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄

lehavah

flame

or לַהֶבֶת; feminine of לַהַב, and meaning the same; {a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon}; flame(-ming), head (of a spear).

H3852

Numbers 21:28 · Word #5

Lexicon H3852

Lemmaלֶהָבָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄
Transliterationlehâbâh
Strong'sH3852
In-contextflame

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3852-03

a blazing flame

Rootלהב (l-h-b)
Core Meaningsflame, blaze, flashing, burning brightness
Semantic Rangeflame, blaze, fiery flash, gleaming blade, spearhead (by metaphor of flashing brightness)
Conceptual SignificanceOften associated with divine fire, judgment, warfare, or intense presence, לֶהָבָה evokes both destructive power and purifying force, linking physical flame with the vivid manifestation of divine or martial energy in the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in the absolute state; derived from the root להב. No article or suffix; standalone singular form.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is feminine singular absolute (HNcfsa), so it is rendered as a singular count noun: "a blazing flame." The adjective "blazing" preserves the root sense of flashing, burning intensity inherent in להב, while maintaining the singular feminine form of the Hebrew noun.

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Words from Root להב (flame, blaze, flashing, burning brightness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3827-01 belabat in the blazing flame of
H3851-01 belahav in the blaze of
H3851-02 belahavey in flames of

Word Usage (19 occurrences of H3852)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Numbers 21:28 לֶהָבָ֖ה lehavah flame
1 Samuel 17:7 וְ/לַהֶ֣בֶת velahevet and the socket
Isaiah 4:5 לֶהָבָ֖ה lehavah flaming
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