Word Study · Strong's H3846 · Hebrew
לִבְנִי
Libni
lib-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Libnîy
“a Libnite or descendants of Libni (collectively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Libnite or descendants of Libni (collectively)
Rendered in the KJV as
Libnites.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- הַלִּבְנִ֔י1
- הַלִּבְנִ֜י1
How it is rendered · 1
- the Libnite[s]2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 3:21הַלִּבְנִ֔יhalivnithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.here: the Libnite[s]
- Numbers 26:58הַלִּבְנִ֜יhalivnithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,here: the Libnite[s]
Same headword in Strong's