Lexicon
לַבָּה
lab.bah
H3827
H:N-F Hebrew

flame

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lab.bah denotes the flame in which the messenger of the LORD appears from within the bush.

The attested use identifies a flame of fire from the midst of the bush, the setting in which the messenger of the LORD appears in Exodus 3:2.

Senses in use

  1. Flame within the burning bush · dominant

    In Exodus 3:2, the construct singular form occurs in the clause describing the messenger of the LORD appearing from the midst of the bush; the APB renders the scene as appearing "in a flame of fire" while the bush burns without being consumed.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 3:2, the APB presents the clause as "in a flame of fire." The precise contribution of the construct form is inferred from its clause context.

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