What does לְחִי mean in the Bible?
לְחִי is a Hebrew word meaning "the cheek (from its fleshiness ); hence, the jaw -bone".
Hebrew · H3895
לְחִי
The cheek (from its fleshiness ); hence, the jaw -bone
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לְחִי H3895
What does לְחִי mean in the Bible?
לְחִי is a Hebrew word meaning "the cheek (from its fleshiness ); hence, the jaw -bone".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3895?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in your jaws (2), the face (2), With the jawbone (2), and My cheeks (1), her cheeks (1).
Where does לְחִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 18:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (5), Ezekiel (2), Isaiah (2), Job (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 in your jaws 2× Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
the face 2× 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23
With the jawbone 2× Judges 15:16
and My cheeks 1× Isaiah 50:6
her cheeks 1× Lamentations 1:2
his cheek 1× Lamentations 3:30
His cheeks 1× Song Of Solomon 5:13
his jaw 1× Job 41:2
in Lehi 1× Judges 15:19
jawbone 1× Judges 15:15
my cheeks 1× Job 16:10
on the jaw 1× Psalms 3:7
the cheek 1× Micah 5:1
the jawbone 1× Judges 15:17
the jaws 1× Isaiah 30:28
the jowls 1× Deuteronomy 18:3
their necks 1× Hosea 11:4
Your cheeks 1× Song Of Solomon 1:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 18:3 וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם to the jowls Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fd Judges 15:15 לְחִֽי־ to jawbone Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 15:16 בִּלְחִ֣י to With the jawbone Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 15:16 בִּלְחִ֣י to With the jawbone Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 15:17 הַלְּחִ֖י to the jawbone Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 15:19 בַּלֶּ֗חִי to in Lehi Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 22:24 הַלֶּ֑חִי to the face Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 18:23 הַלֶּ֑חִי to the face Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 16:10 לְחָיָ֑י to my cheeks Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular Job 41:2 לֶֽחֱיוֹ׃ to his jaw Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 18:3
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 12
Deuteronomy 1 Judges 5 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בִּלְחִ֣י 2x bil·ḥî Judges 15:16
הַלֶּ֑חִי 2x hal·le·ḥî 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23
בַּלֶּ֗חִי 1x bal·le·ḥî Judges 15:19
בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ 1x bil·ḥā·ye·ḵā Ezekiel 29:4
בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ 1x bil·ḥā·ye·ḵā Ezekiel 38:4
הַלְּחִ֖י 1x hal·lə·ḥî Judges 15:17
הַלְּחִ֔י 1x hal·lə·ḥî Micah 5:1
וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם 1x wə·hal·lə·ḥā·ya·yim Deuteronomy 18:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Micah 5:1
Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 3:7, Lamentations 3:30
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Judges 15:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 50:6
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - fd 1x Deuteronomy 18:3
Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular 1x Job 16:10
Noun - feminine dual construct | second person feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 1:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the cheek (from its fleshiness ); hence, the jaw -bone
Source Gloss
the cheek (from its fleshiness ); hence, the jaw -bone
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone BDB: jaw Usage: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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