What does לַהַט (lahaṭ) mean in the Bible?
לַהַט (lahaṭ): Flame that conceals and obscures: blazing fire semantically doubles as hidden, covert magic through enwrapping darkness.
Hebrew · H3858
לַהַט
A blaze ; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
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לַהַט H3858
Pronunciation lahaṭ
What does לַהַט (lahaṭ) mean in the Bible?
לַהַט (lahaṭ): Flame that conceals and obscures: blazing fire semantically doubles as hidden, covert magic through enwrapping darkness.
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How does the BSB render H3858?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include of flame (1).
Where does לַהַט (lahaṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of flame 1× Genesis 3:24
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First aligned row Genesis 3:24
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Genesis 1
Source forms
לַ֤הַט 1x la·haṭ Genesis 3:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 3:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Flame that conceals and obscures: blazing fire semantically doubles as hidden, covert magic through enwrapping darkness.
Source Gloss
a blaze ; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Flame that conceals and obscures: blazing fire semantically doubles as hidden, covert magic through enwrapping darkness.
a blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert) BDB: flame Usage: flaming, enchantment.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לַהַט is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain