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Lexicon :: Strong's H3895 - lᵊḥî

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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
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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 = ḫ ?); — 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.
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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

H3895

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:3 - וְזֶה יִהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם מֵאֵת זֹבְחֵי הַזֶּבַח אִם־שֹׁור אִם־שֶׂה וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:15 - וַיִּמְצָא לְחִי־חֲמֹור טְרִיָּה וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדֹו וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיַּךְ־בָּהּ אֶלֶף אִישׁ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:16 - וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְשֹׁון בִּלְחִי הַחֲמֹור חֲמֹור חֲמֹרָתָיִם בִּלְחִי הַחֲמֹור הִכֵּיתִי אֶלֶף אִישׁ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:17 - וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתֹו לְדַבֵּר וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ הַלְּחִי מִיָּדֹו וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקֹום הַהוּא רָמַת לֶחִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - וַיִּבְקַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בַּלֶּחִי וַיֵּצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מַיִם וַיֵּשְׁתְּ וַתָּשָׁב רוּחֹו וַיֶּחִי עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ עֵין הַקֹּורֵא אֲשֶׁר בַּלֶּחִי עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - וַיִּגַּשׁ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן־כְּנַעֲנָה וַיַּכֶּה אֶת־מִיכָיְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּחִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי־זֶה עָבַר רוּחַ־יְהוָה מֵאִתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֹותָךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - וַיִּגַּשׁ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן־כְּנַעֲנָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־מִיכָיְהוּ עַל־הַלֶּחִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵי זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ עָבַר רוּחַ־יְהוָה מֵאִתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֹתָךְ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - פָּעֲרוּ עָלַי בְּפִיהֶם בְּחֶרְפָּה הִכּוּ לְחָיָי יַחַד עָלַי יִתְמַלָּאוּן׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - קוּמָה יְהוָה הֹושִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּרְתָּ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:10 - נָאווּ לְחָיַיִךְ בַּתֹּרִים צַוָּארֵךְ בַּחֲרוּזִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - לְחָיָו כַּעֲרוּגַת הַבֹּשֶׂם מִגְדְּלֹות מֶרְקָחִים שִׂפְתֹותָיו שֹׁושַׁנִּים נֹטְפֹות מֹור עֹבֵר׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - וְרוּחֹו כְּנַחַל שֹׁוטֵף עַד־צַוָּאר יֶחֱצֶה לַהֲנָפָה גֹויִם בְּנָפַת שָׁוְא וְרֶסֶן מַתְעֶה עַל לְחָיֵי עַמִּים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - גֵּוִי נָתַתִּי לְמַכִּים וּלְחָיַי לְמֹרְטִים פָּנַי לֹא הִסְתַּרְתִּי מִכְּלִמֹּות וָרֹק׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - בָּכֹו תִבְכֶּה בַּלַּיְלָה וְדִמְעָתָהּ עַל לֶחֱיָהּ אֵין־לָהּ מְנַחֵם מִכָּל־אֹהֲבֶיהָ כָּל־רֵעֶיהָ בָּגְדוּ בָהּ הָיוּ לָהּ לְאֹיְבִים׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:30 - יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּה׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - וְנָתַתִּי חחיים בִּלְחָיֶיךָ וְהִדְבַּקְתִּי דְגַת־יְאֹרֶיךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶיךָ וְהַעֲלִיתִיךָ מִתֹּוךְ יְאֹרֶיךָ וְאֵת כָּל־דְּגַת יְאֹרֶיךָ בְּקַשְׂקְשֹׂתֶיךָ תִּדְבָּק׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:4 - וְשֹׁובַבְתִּיךָ וְנָתַתִּי חַחִים בִּלְחָיֶיךָ וְהֹוצֵאתִי אֹותְךָ וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילֶךָ סוּסִים וּפָרָשִׁים לְבֻשֵׁי מִכְלֹול כֻּלָּם קָהָל רָב צִנָּה וּמָגֵן תֹּפְשֵׂי חֲרָבֹות כֻּלָּם׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵם בַּעֲבֹתֹות אַהֲבָה וָאֶהְיֶה לָהֶם כִּמְרִימֵי עֹל עַל לְחֵיהֶם וְאַט אֵלָיו אֹוכִיל׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 - עַתָּה תִּתְגֹּדְדִי בַת־גְּדוּד מָצֹור שָׂם עָלֵינוּ בַּשֵּׁבֶט יַכּוּ עַל־הַלְּחִי אֵת שֹׁפֵט יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ ס
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