Lach לַח
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| לַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lach |
| Strong's number | H3892 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | fresh |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (2) |
Lach (Hebrew לַח, Strong's H3892) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “fresh”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) moist, fresh, new
1a) moist, fresh (of plants)
1b) new (of cords, sinews)
1a) moist, fresh (of plants)
1b) new (of cords, sinews)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | green (5), moist (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fresh (4), green (1), both green (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 30:37And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
Numbers
- Numbers 6:3He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
Judges
- Judges 16:7And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
- Judges 16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
- Ezekiel 20:47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).