Lâbab — H3823

Definition

verb

(in a good sense) transport (with love), or (in a bad sense) stultify; to make cakes

1. to ravish, become intelligent, get a mind
1. (Niphal) to take heart, become enheartened, become intelligent
2. (Piel) to ravish the heart, encourage, make heart beat faster
2. (Piel) to make cakes, bake cakes, cook bread

Usually translated as

make cakes, be wise, ravish

Origin

a primitive root; properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from H3824); to unheart; also as denominative from H3834 i.e.

• Derived from Lêbâb (H3824)
• Derived from Lâbîybâh (H3834)

Occurrences

Lâbab occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (2), Job (1), Song of Songs (1)

• 2 Samuel 13:6 — So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make (וּתְלַבֵּ֤ב) me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
• 2 Samuel 13:8 — So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes (וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב) in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
• Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise (יִלָּבֵ֑ב), though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
• Song of Songs 4:9 — Thou hast ravished my heart (לִבַּבְתִּ֖נִי), my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
• Song of Songs 4:9 — Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart (לִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙) with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.