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Lexicon :: Strong's H3857 - lāhaṭ

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לָהַט
Transliteration
lāhaṭ
Pronunciation
law-hat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1081

Strong’s Definitions

לָהַט lâhaṭ, law-hat'; a primitive root; properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze:—burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H3857 in the following manner: set on fire (4x), burn up (3x), burn (2x), kindle (1x), flaming (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H3857 in the following manner: set on fire (4x), burn up (3x), burn (2x), kindle (1x), flaming (1x).

  1. to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame

    1. (Qal) blazing (participle)

    2. (Piel) to scorch, burn, blaze

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָהַט lâhaṭ, law-hat'; a primitive root; properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze:—burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.
STRONGS H3857: Abbreviations
† [לָהַט] verb blaze up, flame (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac bdb052908; Assyrian la’âtu, in derived forms); —
Qal Participle active אֵשׁ לֹהֵט Psalm 104:4 a flaming fire (so Bae; אֵשׁ וָלַהַט Bi Che, compare Ol), made into י׳'s servants; plural לֹהֲטִים Psalm 57:5 (figurative of enemies, compare לְבָאִם Psalm 57:5a [Psalm 57:4a]).
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְלִהַט Malachi 3:19; 3rd person feminine singular לִהֲטָה Joel 1:19; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּלַהֵט Joel 2:3 + 4 times; וַתְּלַהֵט Deuteronomy 32:22; suffix וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ Isaiah 42:25; — set ablaze, usually with accusative; — foundation of mountains, Deuteronomy 32:22 (subject אֵשׁ figurative, of י׳'s judgement, || קָדַח, יָקַד, אָכַל), compare הָרִים תְּל׳ Psalm 83:15 (in simile, subject לֶהָבָה; || כְּאֵשׁ תִּבְעַריָֿ֑עַר; of flame (לֶהָבָה); consuming trees Joel 1:19 (of effects of drought; || אֵשׁ אָֽכְלָה); persons Malachi 3:19 [Malachi 4:1] (subject הַיּוֺם הַבָּא || בָּעַר); compare Psalm 97:3 (subject אֵשׁ), Psalm 106:18 (subject לֶהָבָה || וַתִּבְעַרֿ אֵשׁ; hyperbole of י׳'s wrath (חֵמָה מִלְחָמָה וֱעֶזוּז אַפּוֹ) consuming Jacob Isaiah 42:25; of crocodile (hyperbole), נַפְשׁוֺ גֶּחָלִים תְלַהֵ֑ט Job 41:13 his breath setteth coals ablaze; absolute Joel 2:3, figurative of devastation by locusts (subject לֶהָבָה; || אָֽכְלָה אֵשׁ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:22; 32:22

Job

41:13

Psalms

57:4; 57:5; 83:15; 97:3; 104:4; 106:18

Isaiah

42:25; 42:25

Joel

1:19; 1:19; 2:3; 2:3

Malachi

4:1

H3857

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3857 matches the Hebrew לָהַט (lāhaṭ),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 - For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, And it burneth unto Sheol -- the lowest, And consumeth earth and its increase, And setteth on fire foundations of mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 - His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:14 - As a fire doth burn a forest, And as a flame setteth hills on fire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:3 - Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:4 - Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:18 - And fire burneth among their company, A flame setteth on fire the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:25 - And He poureth on him fury, His anger, and the strength of battle, And it setteth him on fire round about, And he hath not known, And it burneth against him, and he layeth it not to heart!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:19 - Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I do call, For fire hath consumed comely places of a wilderness, And a flame hath set on fire all trees of the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:3 - Before it consumed hath fire, And after it burn doth a flame, As the garden of Eden is the land before it, And after it a wilderness -- a desolation! And also an escape there hath not been to it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:1 - For, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch,
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