לָוָה lâvâh — properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain
Translated in the KJV as abide with, borrow, cleave, join, lend.
a primitive root; properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend.
lâvâh in each stem
Niph'al
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 5Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Participle (active) 2Perfect (qatal) 2
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
Hiph'il
Participle (active) 5Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
Qal (Pa'al)
Participle (active) 3Imperfect (yiqtol) 2Perfect (qatal) 1
The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›