What does לוּחַ (lûḥa) mean in the Bible?
לוּחַ (lûḥa): Polished surface receptive to inscription; primarily denotes stone tablets bearing divine law or covenant terms.
Hebrew · H3871
לוּחַ
Probably meaning to glisten ; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
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לוּחַ H3871
Pronunciation lûḥa
What does לוּחַ (lûḥa) mean in the Bible?
לוּחַ (lûḥa): Polished surface receptive to inscription; primarily denotes stone tablets bearing divine law or covenant terms.
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How does the BSB render H3871?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tablets (21), the tablets (12), the tablet (2), with boards (2), . . . (1).
Where does לוּחַ (lûḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 24:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (17), Deuteronomy (16), 1 Kings (2), Proverbs (2).
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 tablets 21× Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 34:1, Exodus 34:4
the tablets 12× Exodus 24:12, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:28
the tablet 2× Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:3
with boards 2× Exodus 27:8, Exodus 38:7
. . . 1× Exodus 32:15
a tablet 1× Isaiah 30:8
the surfaces 1× 1 Kings 7:36
them 1× Exodus 34:1
with panels 1× Song Of Solomon 8:9
your planking 1× Ezekiel 27:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 24:12 לֻחֹ֣ת to the tablets Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 27:8 לֻחֹ֖ת to with boards Noun - masculine plural Exodus 31:18 לֻחֹ֣ת to tablets Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 31:18 לֻחֹ֣ת to tablets Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 32:15 לֻחֹ֥ת to tablets Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 32:15 לֻחֹ֗ת to . . . Noun - masculine plural Exodus 32:16 וְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔ת to The tablets Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 32:16 הַלֻּחֹֽת׃ to the tablets Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 32:19 הַלֻּחֹ֔ת to the tablets Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 34:1 לֻחֹ֥ת to tablets Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 24:12
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 10
Exodus 17 Deuteronomy 16 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Proverbs 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הַלֻּחֹ֔ת 5x hal·lu·ḥōṯ Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 10:2
לֻחֹ֣ת 5x lu·ḥōṯ Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Deuteronomy 5:22, Deuteronomy 9:15
לֻחֹ֥ת 5x lu·ḥōṯ Exodus 32:15, Exodus 34:1, Exodus 34:4, Deuteronomy 9:11
ל֥וּחַ 3x lū·aḥ Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:3, Song Of Solomon 8:9
הַלֻּחֹ֥ת 2x hal·lu·ḥōṯ Exodus 34:1, Deuteronomy 10:2
לוּחֹ֣ת 2x lū·ḥōṯ Deuteronomy 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:10
לֻח֥וֹת 2x lu·ḥō·wṯ Deuteronomy 4:13, Deuteronomy 9:11
לֻחֹ֖ת 2x lu·ḥōṯ Exodus 27:8, Exodus 38:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 19x Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 34:1
Article | Noun - masculine plural 13x Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 34:1, Exodus 34:28
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 7:3, Song Of Solomon 8:9, Jeremiah 17:1
Noun - masculine plural 3x Exodus 27:8, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 38:7
Article | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 1 Kings 7:36
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 32:16
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 30:8
Noun - md 1x Ezekiel 27:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Polished surface receptive to inscription; primarily denotes stone tablets bearing divine law or covenant terms.
Source Gloss
probably meaning to glisten ; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Polished surface receptive to inscription; primarily denotes stone tablets bearing divine law or covenant terms.
probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal BDB: tablet Usage: board, plate, table.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לוּחַ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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