לֹ֝וֶ֗ה
𐤋𐤅𐤄
lâvâh
borrower
To accompany, to join oneself or become attached to another person or group (often by traveling together or remaining with them), or to be joined together in companionship; in extended usage, to borrow (receive something as a temporary obligation) or to lend (give temporarily, of goods or money). The primary meaning involves drawing near or associating closely with another, sometimes physically (as in accompanying on a journey) and sometimes socially or figuratively (as in joining one's company). The sense of borrowing or lending emerges as a specific application of being 'joined with' a person through an obligation or promise.
Proverbs 22:7 · Word #5
Lexicon H3867
| Lemma | לָוָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤄 |
| Transliteration | lâvâh |
| Strong's | H3867 |
| Definition | To accompany, to join oneself or become attached to another person or group (often by traveling together or remaining with them), or to be joined together in companionship; in extended usage, to borrow (receive something as a temporary obligation) or to lend (give temporarily, of goods or money). The primary meaning involves drawing near or associating closely with another, sometimes physically (as in accompanying on a journey) and sometimes socially or figuratively (as in joining one's company). The sense of borrowing or lending emerges as a specific application of being 'joined with' a person through an obligation or promise. |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | borrower |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3867-06
one who joins himself
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute; verbal adjective describing a man characterized by joining/attaching himself. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing characteristic action: a man who joins or attaches himself to another. This rendering preserves the root’s primary sense of association or attachment rather than narrowing it to the secondary economic sense of borrowing. |
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