לָבִיא

Strong’s Definition

to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))

Etymology & Derivation

or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare H738 (אֲרִי)

KJV Usage

(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n m) lion
• 2.(n f) lioness

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lâbîyʼ; Pronunciation: law-bee'