How to Pronounce Libya

LIH-bih-uh

Libya is pronounced LIH-bih-uh (ˈlɪbiə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: LIB-ee-uh.

What does Libya mean?

Libya means “the heart of the sea; fat”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Libya?

The country of the Ludim (Gen. 10:13), Northern Africa, a large tract lying along the Mediterranean, to the west of Egypt (Acts 2:10). Cyrene was one of its five cities.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

LIB-ee-uh

Found in Scripture

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