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Lexicon :: Strong's H3895 - lᵊḥî

Aa
לְחִי
Transliteration
lᵊḥî
Pronunciation
lekh-ee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be soft
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1101a

Strong’s Definitions

לְחִי lᵉchîy, lekh-ee'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone:—cheek (bone), jaw (bone).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H3895 in the following manner: cheek (10x), jaw (7x), jawbone (3x), bone (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H3895 in the following manner: cheek (10x), jaw (7x), jawbone (3x), bone (1x).
  1. jaw, cheek

    1. jaw, jawbone (of animal)

    2. cheek (of man)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לְחִי lᵉchîy, lekh-ee'; from an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone:—cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
STRONGS H3895: Abbreviations
† I. לְחִי noun masculineSongs 1:10 jaw, cheek (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לוֺחָא; Arabic bdb053411; on Assyrian laḫû compare DlHWB 375, but bdb053412 = ?); — ל׳ absolute Judges 15:17; Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1]; construct Judges 15:15 + 2 times; לֶ֑חִי 1 Kings 22:24 + 3 times + Judges 15:19 (twice in verse); suffix לֶחֱיוֺ Job 40:26; לֶחֱיָהּ Lamentations 1:2; dual לְחָיַיִּם Deuteronomy 18:3; construct לְחָיֵי Isaiah 30:28; suffix לְחָיַי Isaiah 50:6, compare Job 16:10, etc.; לְחֵיהֶם Hosea 11:4; —
1. jaw, jawbone, of animal, Judges 15:15, 16 (twice in verse); Judges 15:17 (under jaw of ass), compare proper name, of a location רָכַת לֶ֑חִי Judges 15:17; in simile עַלּלְֿחֵיהֶם כִּמְרִימֵי עֹל Hosea 11:4 like those lifting up a yoke from upon (read מֵעַל ?) their jaws (Israel under figure of oxen); of sacrificial ox or sheep Deuteronomy 18:3; of crocodile Job 40:26; of Pharaoh under figure of תַּנִּים Ezekiel 29:4 (compare Ezekiel 29:3); compare Ezekiel 38:4; Isaiah 30:28.
2. cheek, of man 1 Kings 22:24 2 Chronicles 18:23; Job 16:10; Psalm 3:8; Songs 5:13; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 4:14 [Micah 5:1]; of woman Songs 1:10; Lamentations 1:2 (figurative of Jerusalem).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

18:3; 18:3

Judges

15:15; 15:15; 15:16; 15:17; 15:17; 15:17; 15:19

1 Kings

22:24; 22:24

2 Chronicles

18:23

Job

16:10; 16:10

Psalms

3:8

Song of Songs

1:10; 1:10; 5:13

Isaiah

30:28; 30:28; 50:6; 50:6

Lamentations

1:2; 1:2; 3:30

Ezekiel

29:3; 29:4; 38:4

Hosea

11:4; 11:4

Micah

5:1; 5:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3895 matches the Hebrew לְחִי (lᵊḥî),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3 -

“Now this H2088 shall be the priests’ H3548 portion H4941 from the people H5971, from those who offer H2076 a sacrifice H2077, either H518 an ox H7794 or H518 a sheep H7716: they shall give H5414 the priest H3548 the shoulder H2220, the two H3895 cheeks H3895, and the stomach H6896.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:15 - Then he found H4672 a fresh H2961 jawbone H3895 of a donkey H2543, so he reached H7971 out H7971 with his hand H3027 and took H3947 it, and [fn]killed H5221 a thousand H505 men H376 with it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:16 - And Samson H8123 said H559,

“With the jawbone H3895 of a donkey H2543,

[fn]Heaps H2565 upon heaps H2565,

With the jawbone H3895 of a donkey H2543

I have [fn]killed H5221 a thousand H505 men H376.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:17 -

When he had finished H3615 speaking H1696, he threw H7993 the jawbone H3895 from his hand H3027; and he named H7121 that place H4725 [fn]Ramath-lehi H7437.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - But God H430 split H1234 the hollow H4388 place H4388 that is in Lehi H3896 so that water H4325 came H3318 out H3318 of it. When he drank H8354, his [fn]strength H7307 returned H7725 and he revived H2421. Therefore H5921 H3651 he named H7121 H8034 it [fn]En-hakkore H5875, which H834 is in Lehi H3896 to this H2088 day H3117.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 -

Then Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Chenaanah H3668 approached H5066 and struck H5221 Micaiah H4321 on the cheek H3895; and he said H559, “How H335 H2088 did the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 pass H5674 from me to speak H1696 to you?”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 -

Then Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Chenaanah H3668 approached H5066 and struck H5221 Micaiah H4321 on the cheek H3895; and he said H559, “[fn]How H335 H2088 did the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 pass H5674 from me to speak H1696 to you?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 -

“They have gaped H6473 at me with their mouths H6310,

They have [fn]slapped H5221 me on the cheek H3895 with contempt H2781;

They have massed H4390 H3162 themselves against H5921 me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 -

“Can you put H7760 a [fn]rope H100 in his nose H639,

And pierce H5344 his jaw H3895 with a [fn]hook H2336?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 -

Arise H6965, LORD H3068; save H3467 me, my God H430!

For You [fn]have struck H5221 all H3605 my enemies H340 on the [fn]cheek H3895;

You [fn]have shattered H7665 the teeth H8127 of the wicked H7563.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:10 -

“Your cheeks H3895 are delightful H4998 with jewelry H8447,

Your neck H6677 with strings H2737 of H2737 beads H2737.”

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 -

“His cheeks H3895 are like a bed H6170 of balsam H1314,

[fn]Banks H4026 of herbal H4840 spices H4840;

His lips H8193 are lilies H7799

Dripping H5197 with drops H5674 of myrrh H4753.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 -

His breath H7307 is like an overflowing H7857 river H5158,

Which reaches H2673 to the neck H6677,

To shake H5130 the nations H1471 back H5130 and H5130 forth H5130 in a [fn]sieve H5299,

And to put in the jaws H3895 of the peoples H5971 the bridle H7448 which leads H8582 astray H8582.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 -

I gave H5414 My back H1460 to those who strike H5221 Me,

And My cheeks H3895 to those who pull H4803 out H4803 My beard H4803;

I did not hide H5641 My face H6440 from insults H3639 and spitting H7536.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 -

She weeps H1058 bitterly H1058 in the night H3915,

And her tears H1832 are on her cheeks H3895;

She has H369 no H369 one H369 to comfort H5162 her

Among H4480 all H3605 her lovers H157.

All H3605 her friends H7453 have dealt H898 treacherously H898 with her;

They have become H1961 her enemies H340.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:30 -

Let him give H5414 his cheek H3895 to the one who is going to strike H5221 him;

Let him be filled H7646 with shame H2781.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 -

“I will put H5414 hooks H2397 in your jaws H3895

And make the fish H1710 of your [fn]canals H2975 cling H1692 to your scales H7193.

And I will bring H5927 you up H5927 out of the midst H8432 of your [fn]canals H2975,

And all H3605 the fish H1710 of your [fn]canals H2975 will cling H1692 to your scales H7193.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:4 - “So I will turn H7725 you around H7725 and put H5414 hooks H2397 into your jaws H3895, and I will bring H3318 you out H3318, and all H3605 your army H2428, horses H5483 and horsemen H6571, all H3605 of them magnificently H4358 dressed H3847, a great H7227 contingent H6951 with shield H6793 and [fn]buckler H4043, all H3605 of them wielding H8610 swords H2719;
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 -

I pulled H4900 them along H4900 with cords H2256 of a man H120, with ropes H5688 of love H160,

And I became H1961 to them as one who lifts H7311 the yoke H5923 from their jaws H3895;

And I bent H5186 down H5186 and fed H398 them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 -

[fn]Now H6258 muster H1413 yourselves in H1413 troops H1413, daughter H1323 of troops H1416;

[fn]They have laid H7760 siege H4692 against H5921 us;

With a rod H7626 they will strike H5221 the judge H8199 of Israel H3478 on the cheek H3895.

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