Lehava (להבה) means flame in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
flame
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Lehava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלקה הנראה של האש - גז הנפלט כתוצאה מתהליך הבערה. צבעה נע לרוב בין כתום ללבן, אך חומרי בערה מסוימים מעלים להבות בשלל צבעים.
כִּי אֵשׁ יָצְאָה מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹן לֶהָבָה מִקִּרְיַת סִיחֹן אָכְלָה עָר מוֹאָב בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת אַרְנֹן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Lehava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לֶהָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- להבה
- Said
- lehava
- Root
- ל־ה־ב
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- לֶהָבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' לֶהָבוֹת; לַהֶבֶת־, ר' לַהֲבוֹת־; כ' לַהַבְתִּי, לַהֲבוֹתַי
- Gematria
- 42
This is how Lehava is said in other languages.
- English
- flame
- Arabic
- لهيب, شعلة
- French
- flamme
- German
- Flamme
These words mean nearly the same as Lehava.
- לבה
- לבת אש
- להבflame
- לשון אש
- להבת
- שלהבתflame
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These words rhyme with Lehava.
The word Lehava is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חוצב להבות
- עלה בלהבות
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The word Lehava comes from the root ל־ה־ב, like these words.
This is where the word Lehava comes from.
בעברית-בבלית,מן המקרא, בצורת תלאובות אֶרֶץ תַּלְאֻבוֹת, מקביל ל"ארץ-שלהבות" או "להבות". אכדית, la’bu לָאֲבֻּ בערבית, לָהַבְּ لَهَب אתיופית, לָהבָּ lahaba. לשון דרום ערב(שחורי), לבּוּאֵת בארמית, שַלְהֵב (הלחם,"צְהַב+שבב") במשמעות = הדליק.
These words come before and after Lehava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Lehava.
What does Lehava (להבה) mean in Hebrew?
Lehava (להבה) means flame. It is said lehava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Lehava (להבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Lehava (להבה) are לבה, לבת אש, להב, לשון אש, להבת, and שלהבת.
What rhymes with Lehava (להבה)?
Words that rhyme with Lehava (להבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Lehava (להבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Lehava (להבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is לֶהָבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry להבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.