H3896 — לֶחִי (Lechîy)
Strong's H3896 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: לֶחִי (Lechîy)
Pronunciation: lekh'-ee
Morphology: n-pr-loc
Name Meaning: Lehi = "jaw"
Derivation: a form of לְחִי (lᵉchîy) [H3895];
Definition: Lechi, a place in Palestine
KJV Renderings: Lehi. Compare also רָמַת לֶחִי (Râmath Lechîy) [H7437].
Senses
- a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain
- place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H3895 | לְחִי | lᵉchîy | from an unused root meaning to be soft | the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone | cheek (bone), jaw (bone) |
| H7437 | רָמַת לֶחִי | Râmath Lechîy | from רָמָה (râmâh) H7413 and לְחִי (lᵉchîy) H3895; height of a jaw-bone | Ramath-Lechi, a place in Palestine | Ramath-lehi |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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