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לוּן

lun

to lodge

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Strong’s H3885aVerb69 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

spend the night9

it will remain overnight6

stay the night3

they spent the night3

it lodges3

they stayed the night2

he stayed the night2

they stayed2

In the text

Genesis 19:2וְלִינוּ
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”
Joshua 3:1וַיָּלִנוּ
Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
Judges 19:6וְלִין
So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
2 Samuel 12:16וְלָן
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
Job 29:19יָלִין
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
Psalm 25:13תָּלִין
His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

לוּן, לִין vb. lodge, pass the night, fig. abide

Qal

1. lodge, pass the night

2. fig. abide, remain

Hiph. cause to rest, lodge

Hithpalp. dwell, abide, of eagle

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.