Lechi לֶחִי
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| לֶחִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lechi |
| Strong's number | H3896 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Lehi |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Lechi (Hebrew לֶחִי, Strong's H3896) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Lehi”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
Lehi = "jaw"
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
Also named: le.chi (לְחִי "Lehi" H3895)
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
Also named: le.chi (לְחִי "Lehi" H3895)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lehi (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lehi (2), near (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lechi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 15:9Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.
- Judges 15:14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
- Judges 15:19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
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).