לָבַט
𐤋𐤁𐤈
lâbaṭ
H3832 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To overturn, subvert, or cause to collapse; used figuratively to indicate destruction or the bringing down of something established. The verb conveys the active sense of causing something to topple or fall, particularly in contexts of judgment or disaster.
Semantic Range
to overturn, to overthrow, to subvert, to cause to fall, to collapse, to bring down (figuratively or literally); to fall (of something toppled or destroyed)
Root / Etymology
Root: לבט. The root conveys ideas of overturning or subverting. The Hebrew לָבַט is a verbal root that likely originally denoted action relating to the instability or toppling of objects or entities. However, it is attested infrequently and mostly in poetic or rhetorical contexts, so its precise derivational history is limited by the rarity of the root.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The verb לָבַט occurs rarely in the Hebrew Bible, with primary attestation in poetic or highly rhetorical passages (cf. Isaiah 24:19). It is associated with cataclysmic actions, usually divine or catastrophic in origin. The closely related root בָּטָה (baṭah) is not attested, and so לָבַט stands somewhat isolated. Its meaning overlaps conceptually with words like הָפַךְ (hafakh, 'to overturn') or נָפַל (nafal, 'to fall'), but לָבַט more strongly conveys violent toppling or disruption of established order rather than simple falling down. Later biblical and post-biblical Hebrew do not favor this root, and in English translations the nuances of violent overthrow or subversion are sometimes flattened to 'fall' or 'collapse.' This can obscure the sense of decisive, often judgmental, catastrophe indicated by the root in its original contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to overthrow; intransposed, to fall; fall.
Bantu Hebrew
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לבט (l-b-ṭ) — to overturn, to subvert, to cause to fall
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3832-01 |
יִלָּבֵֽט | yilavet | HVNi3ms |
shall be ruined | will be overturned | 3 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3832-01 |
Hosea 4:14 | יִלָּבֵֽט | yilavet | HVNi3ms |
shall be ruined | will be overturned |
H3832-01 |
Proverbs 10:8 | יִלָּבֵֽט | yilavet | HVNi3ms |
will be ruined | will be overturned |
H3832-01 |
Proverbs 10:10 | יִלָּבֵֽט | yilavet | HVNi3ms |
will fall | will be overturned |