Lachakh לָחַךְ
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| לָחַךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lachakh |
| Strong's number | H3897 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lick |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (1) |
Lachakh (Hebrew לָחַךְ, Strong's H3897) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to lick”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to lick, lick up
1a) (Qal) to lick up
1b) (Piel) to lick up
1a) (Qal) to lick up
1b) (Piel) to lick up
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | up (4), lick (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lick (2), will devour (1), licks up (1), it licked up (1), they will lick (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lachakh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 22:4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
Psalms
- Psalm 72:9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
Micah
- Micah 7:17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will crawl from their holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
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).