Leqach לֶ֫קַח
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| לֶ֫קַח | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | leqach |
| Strong's number | H3948 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | teaching |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (6) |
Leqach (Hebrew לֶ֫קַח, Strong's H3948) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “teaching”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) learning, teaching, insight
1a) instruction (obj)
1b) teaching (thing taught)
1b1) teaching-power
1b2) persuasiveness
1a) instruction (obj)
1b) teaching (thing taught)
1b1) teaching-power
1b2) persuasiveness
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | doctrine (4), learning (4), speech (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | instruction (3), let my teaching (1), my doctrine (1), teaching (1), persuasion (1), learning (1), persuasiveness (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Leqach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
Job
- Job 11:4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
- Proverbs 4:2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
- Proverbs 7:21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
- Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
- Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 29:24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
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).