Hebrew word study
לוּןlûwn — to stop (usually over night)
Pronounced “loon”
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Translated in the King James as: abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
Appears 82 times in Scripture
Origin: or לִין; a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 9×
Leviticus — 1×
Numbers — 8×
Deuteronomy — 2×
Judges — 13×
2 Samuel — 4×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Nehemiah — 3×
Proverbs — 2×
Isaiah — 3×
Jeremiah — 2×
Joel — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.