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Lexicon :: Strong's H3896 - lᵊḥî

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לְחִי
Transliteration
lᵊḥî
Pronunciation
lekh'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A form of לְחִי (H3895)
Strong’s Definitions

לֶחִי Lechîy, lekh'-ee; a form of H3895; Lechi, a place in Palestine:—Lehi. Compare also H7437.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H3896 in the following manner: Lehi (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H3896 in the following manner: Lehi (3x).

  1. Lehi = "jaw"

    1. a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain

      1. place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֶחִי Lechîy, lekh'-ee; a form of H3895; Lechi, a place in Palestine:—Lehi. Compare also H7437.
STRONGS H3896: Abbreviations
† II. לְחִי proper name, of a location scene of an exploit of Samson; — ל׳ Judges 15:19 (twice in verse) (Greek Version of the LXX Σιαγων), לֶ֔חִי Judges 15:14; with article בַּלֶּחי Judges 15:9 (Greek Version of the LXX Λευει, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Λεχει), compare רָ֫מַת לֶ֑חִי [H7437 Judges 15:17] = height of Lehi (explanation as from לְחִי jawbone, compare GFM, Greek Version of the LXX Ἀναίρεσις σιαγόνος also 2 Samuel 23:11, where read לֶחְיָה to Lehi, for לַחַיָּה, see II. חַיָּה, p. 2Sam 31:2 above; (Greek Version of the LXX θηρία; LXX of Lucian (Lag.) σιαγόνα). It must have lain in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah (BuhlGeogr. 91); site unknown; conjectures are cited and criticized by GFM Judges 15:19, which see.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

15:9; 15:14; 15:19; 15:19

2 Samuel

23:11

H3896

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Strong's Number H3896 matches the Hebrew לְחִי (lᵊḥî),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:9 -

Then the [army of the] Philistines came up and camped in [the tribal territory of] Judah, and overran Lehi (Jawbone).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 -

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, and the ropes on his arms were like flax (linen) that had been burned, and his bonds [fn]dropped off his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:19 - So God split open the hollow place that was at Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his spirit (strength) returned and he was revived. Therefore he named it En-hakkore (spring which is calling), which is at Lehi to this day.
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