Lexicon :: Strong's H3948 - leqaḥ

לֶקַח

Transliteration

leqaḥ

Pronunciation

leh'-kakh

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From לָקַח (H3947)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1124a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

לֶקַח leqach, leh'-kakh; from H3947; properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement:—doctrine, learning, fair speech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3948 in the following manner: doctrine (4x), learning (4x), fair speech (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3948 in the following manner: doctrine (4x), learning (4x), fair speech (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

learning, teaching, insight
1. instruction (obj)
2. teaching (thing taught)
  1. teaching-power
  2. persuasiveness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3948: Abbreviations

† לֶ֫קַח noun masculine^{Proverbs 4:2} learning, teaching (concrete; probably what is received); — ל׳ absolute Isaiah 29:24 + 5 times; suffix לִקְחִי Deuteronomy 32:3; Job 11:4; לִקְחָהּ Proverbs 7:21; —

1. instruction, subjective, as personal acquirement; יִלְמְדוּ לֶ֑קַח Isaiah 29:24, they shall learn instruction (|| בִּינָה); וְיוֺסֶף לֶ֑קַח Proverbs 1:5 a wise man will hear and will increase (his) learning, so Proverbs 9:9.

2. teaching, object, as thing taught, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Deuteronomy 32:2 (|| אִמְרָתִי), Job 11:4; טוֺב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם ל׳ Proverbs 4:2; also = teaching-power, persuasiveness, מֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יוֺסִיף ל׳ Proverbs 16:21 sweetness of lips increaseth persuasiveness (see מתק), וְעַל שְׂפָתָיו יוֺסִיף לֶקַח Proverbs 16:23; in bad sense, of seductive words of adulteress, בְּרֹב ל׳ Proverbs 7:21 (|| בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:2; 32:3

Job

11:4; 11:4

Proverbs

1:5; 4:2; 4:2; 7:21; 7:21; 9:9; 16:21; 16:23

Isaiah

29:24; 29:24

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H3948 matches the Hebrew לֶקַח (leqaḥ),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Deu 32:2

Deu 32:2 - My doctrine^H3948 shall drop^H6201 as the rain,^H4306 my speech^H565 shall distil^H5140 as the dew,^H2919 as the small rain^H8164 upon the tender herb,^H1877 and as the showers^H7241 upon the grass:^H6212

Job 11:4

Job 11:4 - For thou hast said,^H559 My doctrine^H3948 is pure,^H2134 and I am clean^H1249 in thine eyes.^H5869

Pro 1:5

Pro 1:5 - A wise^H2450 man will hear,^H8085 and will increase^H3254 learning;^H3948 and a man of understanding^H995 shall attain^H7069 unto wise counsels:^H8458

Pro 4:2

Pro 4:2 - For I give^H5414 you good^H2896 doctrine,^H3948 forsake^H5800 ye not my law.^H8451

Pro 7:21

Pro 7:21 - With her much^H7230 fair speech^H3948 she caused him to yield,^H5186 with the flattering^H2506 of her lips^H8193 she forced^H5080 him.

Pro 9:9

Pro 9:9 - Give^H5414 instruction to a wise^H2450 man, and he will be yet wiser:^H2449 teach^H3045 a just^H6662 man, and he will increase^H3254 in learning.^H3948

Pro 16:21

Pro 16:21 - The wise^H2450 in heart^H3820 shall be called^H7121 prudent:^H995 and the sweetness^H4986 of the lips^H8193 increaseth^H3254 learning.^H3948

Pro 16:23

Pro 16:23 - The heart^H3820 of the wise^H2450 teacheth^H7919 his mouth,^H6310 and addeth^H3254 learning^H3948 to his lips.^H8193

Isa 29:24

Isa 29:24 - They also that erred^H8582 in spirit^H7307 shall come^H3045 to understanding,^H998 and they that murmured^H7279 shall learn^H3925 doctrine.^H3948

Lexicon :: Strong's H3948 - leqaḥ

לֶקַח

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