Lexicon :: Strong's H3963 - leṯeḵ

לֶתֶךְ
Transliteration
leṯeḵ
Pronunciation
leh'-thek
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root of uncertain meaning
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1133a

Strong’s Definitions

לֶתֶךְ lethek, leh'-thek; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a measure for things dry:—half homer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H3963 in the following manner: half homer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H3963 in the following manner: half homer (1x).

  1. barley-measure

    1. uncertain measurement but thought to be half an homer - 5 ephahs

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֶתֶךְ lethek, leh'-thek; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a measure for things dry:—half homer.
STRONGS H3963: Abbreviations
† לֶ֫תֶךְ noun [masculine] a barley-measure (Late Hebrew id., a corn-measure); only in שְׂעֹרִים חֹמֶרשְֿׂעֹרִים וְל׳ Hosea 3:2; according to = 1/2 כֹּר = 1/2 חֹמֶר (which see), compare Mishna (LevyNHWB ii. 531), but this tradition is uncertain (compare NowArchaeology i. 203); νέβελ οἴνου, for שׂ׳ ל׳.
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Hosea

3:2