לוּן (lûwn) — Abide
Hebrew word study: לוּן (lûwn), Strong's H3885. to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
KJV translation words: abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
Strong's H3885 is tagged on 84 words in 79 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:2 and last appears in Zechariah 5:4.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 79)
- Genesis 19:2 — וְלִינוּ — and stay the night
- Genesis 24:23 — לָלִין — to stay the night
- Genesis 24:25 — לָלוּן — to stay the night
- Genesis 24:54 — וַיָּלִינוּ — and they stayed the night
- Genesis 28:11 — וַיָּלֶן — and he stayed the night
- Genesis 31:54 — וַיָּלִינוּ — and they stayed the night
- Genesis 32:13 — וַיָּלֶן — and he stayed the night
- Genesis 32:21 — לָן — was staying the night
- Exodus 15:24 — וַיִּלֹּנוּ — and they grumbled
- Exodus 16:2 — וַיִּלּוֹנוּ — and they grumbled
- Exodus 16:7 — תַלִּינוּ — you will cause to grumble
- Exodus 16:8 — מַלִּינִם — are grumbling
- Exodus 17:3 — וַיָּלֶן — and it grumbled
- Exodus 23:18 — יָלִין — it will remain overnight
- Exodus 34:25 — יָלִין — it will remain overnight
- Leviticus 19:13 — תָלִין — it will remain overnight
- Numbers 14:2 — וַיִּלֹּנוּ — and they grumbled
- Numbers 14:27 — מַלִּינִים — are grumbling
- Numbers 14:29 — הֲלִינֹתֶם — you have grumbled
- Numbers 14:36 — וַיַּלִּינוּ — and they caused to grumble
- Numbers 16:11 — תַלִּינוּ — you will cause to grumble
- Numbers 16:41 — וַיִּלֹּנוּ — and they grumbled
- Numbers 17:5 — מַלִּינִם — are grumbling
- Numbers 22:8 — לִינוּ — lodge
- Deuteronomy 16:4 — יָלִין — it will remain overnight
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3210 יָלוֹן (Yâlôwn), H3868 לוּז (lûwz), H4411 מָלוֹן (mâlôwn), H4412 מְלוּנָה (mᵉlûwnâh), H8453 תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb), H8519 תְּלוּנָה (tᵉlûwnâh).
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What does lûwn (H3885) mean?
To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain).
How is H3885 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3885 as: abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night)..
How often does לוּן (lûwn) appear?
Strong's H3885 is tagged on 84 words in 79 verses across 21 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 19:2 and last appears in Zechariah 5:4.
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