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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 fire has been kindled because of my anger

and burns to the depths of Sheol;

it devours the land and its produce,

and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:21 -

His breath sets coals ablaze,

and flames pour out of his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 -

I am surrounded by lions;

I lie down among devouring lions —

people whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:14 -

As fire burns a forest,

as a flame blazes through mountains,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:3 -

Fire goes before him

and burns up his foes on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:4

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and making the winds his messengers,[fn]

flames of fire his servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:18

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Fire blazed throughout their assembly;

flames consumed the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:25

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So he poured out his furious anger

and the power of war on Jacob.

It surrounded him with fire, but he did not know it;

it burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:19 -

I call to you, LORD,

for fire has consumed

the pastures of the wilderness,

and flames have devoured

all the trees of the orchard.

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A fire devours in front of them,

and behind them a flame blazes.

The land in front of them

is like the garden of Eden,

but behind them,

it is like a desert wasteland;

there is no escape from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:1

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“For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the LORD of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches.

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