H3846 H3846
the Libnite, a family group descended from Libni
A gentilic adjective (always with the definite article) referring to descendants of Libni, a Levitical family. The term appears in census and genealogical lists in Numbers, identifying one of the sub-clans of the Gershonites. Used collectively, 'the Libnite' refers to the whole family group, not just a single individual. This is standard biblical practice for tribal and family designations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A collective gentilic term for the Libnite family, descendants of Libni son of Gershon. Appears in Numbers 3:21 and 26:58 in levitical census contexts. The definite article ('the Libnite') marks this as a recognized family unit within the Gershonite clan structure. Cross-linguistic renderings maintain the gentilic form—'los libnitas' (Spanish), 'der Libnite' (German)—confirming this is a family designation, not a geographical origin. 2×
AR["اللِّبْنِيِّ"]·ben["লিবনীয়দের"]·DE["der-Libnite"]·EN["the-Libnite"]·FR["le-Libnite"]·heb["ה-לבני"]·HI["लिबनी-का", "लिब्नी-का"]·ID["orang-Libni"]·IT["il-Libnite"]·jav["Libni", "tiyang-Libni"]·KO["그-리브니-의", "그-리브니의"]·PT["o-Livnita", "o-livnita"]·RU["Ливни", "Ливнино"]·ES["el-libnita", "los-libnitas"]·SW["Walibni", "ya-Walibni"]·TR["-Livnililer'in", "Livnilerin-"]·urd["لبنی-کا", "لبنیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. לִבְנִי adj.gent. of foregoing, always c. art. הַלּ׳ as subst. coll., Nu 3:21; 26:58.