Lexicon :: Strong's H3896 - lᵊḥî

לְחִי
Transliteration
lᵊḥî
Pronunciation
lekh'-ee
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A form of לְחִי (H3895)
Strong’s Definitions

לֶחִי Lechîy, lekh'-ee; a form of H3895; Lechi, a place in Palestine:—Lehi. Compare also H7437.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H3896 in the following manner: Lehi (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H3896 in the following manner: Lehi (3x).

  1. Lehi = "jaw"

    1. a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain

      1. place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֶחִי Lechîy, lekh'-ee; a form of H3895; Lechi, a place in Palestine:—Lehi. Compare also H7437.
STRONGS H3896: Abbreviations
† II. לְחִי proper name, of a location scene of an exploit of Samson; — ל׳ Judges 15:19 (twice in verse) ( Σιαγων), לֶ֔חִי Judges 15:14; with article בַּלֶּחי Judges 15:9 ( Λευει, Λεχει), compare רָ֫מַת לֶ֑חִי [H7437 Judges 15:17] = height of Lehi (explanation as from לְחִי jawbone, compare GFM, Ἀναίρεσις σιαγόνος also 2 Samuel 23:11, where read לֶחְיָה to Lehi, for לַחַיָּה, see II. חַיָּה, p. 2Sam 31:2 above; ( θηρία; σιαγόνα). It must have lain in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah (BuhlGeogr. 91); site unknown; conjectures are cited and criticized by GFM Judges 15:19, which see.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

15:9; 15:14; 15:19; 15:19

2 Samuel

23:11