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לְוָת

𐤋𐤅𐤕

lᵉvâth

H3890 preposition

SILEX Entry

Root לוה to join, accompany, attach

Definition

Preposition expressing accompaniment or association; conveys the sense of being together with, alongside, or in the company of another person or entity. Derived from the notion of adhesion or joining, it indicates close connection or direct association between two parties.

Semantic Range

with (preposition of accompaniment), together with, in the company of, alongside

Root / Etymology

A direct borrowing or morphological correspondence with the Hebrew root לוה (l-w-h), meaning 'to join to, to be joined, to accompany.' In Aramaic, לְוָת functions as the preposition 'with,' reflecting its derivation from the concept of adhesion or joining. The root in both Hebrew and Aramaic carries the idea of joining or accompanying, but the specific prepositional use ('with') is an Aramaic grammatical development.

Historical & Contextual Notes

לְוָת appears in the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible (notably Daniel and Ezra). It is not used in Hebrew narrative but is an Aramaic form conveying the prepositional sense of 'with' that replaces the Hebrew עִם ('ʿim') in those linguistic settings. Its usage reflects the syntactic and semantic norms of Imperial Aramaic. The core sense of close accompaniment is preserved from its etymological root, but the word has grammaticalized into a basic preposition in Aramaic. English translations usually render it simply as 'with,' but this can obscure the nuance of a close or joined association implied by its root. No significant shifts are observed over time within the limited biblical corpus, as it only appears in later, Aramaic sections of the text. In translation traditions (e.g., KJV), the idiomatic phrase 'with thee' may appear, but this is a rendering of the regular prepositional sense, not a separate idiom.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to לָוָה; properly, adhesion, i.e. (as preposition) with; [idiom] thee.

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Root Family

לוה (l-w-h) — to join, accompany, attach

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3867 לָוָה the self-joined one
H3878 לֵוִי the Joined-one
H3879 לֵוִי and the joined-ones
H3880 לִוְיָה encircling garland-of
H3881 לֵוִיִּי Joined-One

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3890-01 לְוָתָ֔/ךְ levatakhe AR/Sp2ms you with you 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3890-01 Ezra 4:12 לְוָתָ֔/ךְ levatakhe AR/Sp2ms you with you
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