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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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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 - This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:15 - Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:16 - Then Samson said, “With a donkey’s jawbone I have made donkeys of them.[fn] With a donkey’s jawbone I have killed a thousand men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:17 - When he finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was called Ramath Lehi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - Then God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned and he revived. So the spring was called En Hakkore,[fn] and it is still there in Lehi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[fn] the LORD go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[fn] the LORD go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:10 - Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - Bitterly she weeps at night, tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:30 - Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:4 - I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 - Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.
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