Laba (לבה) means lava in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
לַבָּה
laba
noun · feminine
In English
lava
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Laba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1להבת האש.
וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת-אֵשׁ מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל
- 2חומר סלעי מותך, בעל טמפרטורה גבוהה מאוד (650-1200°C), המתפרץ מתוך לעו של הר הגעש. כשהיא עודנה בבטן־האדמה, היא קרויה מגמה.
- 3המילה מופיעה פעם אחת במקרא בפסוק לעיל. קרוב אל להבה.
- 4ע"פ הנ"ל ועל פי המילה lava – בניב של נפולי: שֶׁצֶף; מהפועל lavare – לשטוף. לפי גיזרון זה יש המעדיפים את הצורה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Laba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לַבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- לבה
- Said
- laba
- Root
- ל־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Inflections
- לַבַּת־
- Gematria
- 37
This is how Laba is said in other languages.
- English
- lava
These words rhyme with Laba.
The word Laba is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Laba comes from the root ל־ב־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Laba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Laba.
What does Laba (לבה) mean in Hebrew?
Laba (לבה) means lava. It is said laba, with the stress on la.
What rhymes with Laba (לבה)?
Words that rhyme with Laba (לבה) include סבא, אבא, and סבבה.
Is Laba (לבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Laba (לבה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.