Strong's Lexicon

H3053

H3053 — יְהָב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewyhabnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 849a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3053
Word:יְהָב
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H3051
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:yhab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ye-hawb'
Meaning:1. (properly) what is given (by Providence), i.e. a lot
KJV Renderings:burden.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3470

[יְהָב] noun [masculine] lot (as that which is given)יְהָֽבְךָ ׳ הַשְׁלֵךְ עַל י Ps 55:23 cast on ׳ י thy lot (the care, anxiety, etc. which are thy portion; compare ׳ גּוֺל עַליֿ דרכך Ps 37:5).

compare ᵑ7 יַהֲבַת Ps 11:6, יְהָבִית Eccl 5:10.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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