BDB4354
[לִוְיָה] noun feminine wreath; — construct לִוְיַת חֵן only figurative Prov 1:9 (|| עֲנָקִים) of instruction of parents, Prov 4:9 (|| עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת) of work of Wisdom.
Strong's Lexicon
H3880
H3880 — לִויָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3880 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לִויָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3867 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | livyah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | liv-yaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. something attached, i.e. a wreath |
| KJV Renderings: | ornament. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
לויה (liv-yah’)
Proverbs 1:9
- KJV: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.an…: Heb. an adding
- EHCC: they (shall be) ax ornament (marg, cdding)
Proverbs 4:0
- EHCC: 1־!::0115 an ornament of grace: