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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 - “And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it is bull or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:15 - He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:16 - Then Samson said:

“With the jawbone of a donkey,
Heaps upon heaps,
With the jawbone of a donkey
I have slain a thousand men!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:17 - And so it was, when he had finished speaking, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, and called that place Ramath Lehi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - So God split the hollow place that is in Lehi,[fn] and water came out, and he drank; and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore he called its name En Hakkore,[fn] which is in Lehi to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - Now Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the LORD go from me to speak to you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:23 - Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the spirit from the LORD go from me to speak to you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:10 - They gape at me with their mouth,
They strike me reproachfully on the cheek,
They gather together against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - Can you put a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a hook?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - Arise, O LORD;
Save me, O my God!
For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:10 - Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 - His cheeks are like a bed of spices,
Banks of scented herbs.
His lips are lilies,
Dripping liquid myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His breath is like an overflowing stream,
Which reaches up to the neck,
To sift the nations with the sieve of futility;
And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people,
Causing them to err.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:6 - I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:2 - She weeps bitterly in the night,
Her tears are on her cheeks;
Among all her lovers
She has none to comfort her.
All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:30 - Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,
And be full of reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - But I will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick 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 into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I drew them with gentle cords,[fn]
With bands of love,
And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck.[fn]
I stooped and fed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:1 - Now gather yourself in troops,
O daughter of troops;
He has laid siege against us;
They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
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