What does לַחַץ mean in the Bible?
לַחַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "distress".
Hebrew · H3906
לַחַץ
Distress
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לַחַץ H3906
What does לַחַץ mean in the Bible?
לַחַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "distress".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3906?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), and oppression (2), oppression (2), how severely (1), in oppression (1).
Where does לַחַץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 3:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2), 2 Kings (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 . . . 4× 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
and oppression 2× Deuteronomy 26:7, Psalms 44:24
oppression 2× Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
how severely 1× Exodus 3:9
in oppression 1× Job 36:15
of affliction 1× Isaiah 30:20
the oppression 1× 2 Kings 13:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:9 הַלַּ֔חַץ to how severely Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 26:7 לַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ to and oppression Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural 1 Kings 22:27 לַ֙חַץ֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 22:27 לַ֔חַץ to . . . Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 13:4 לַ֣חַץ to the oppression Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 18:26 לַ֙חַץ֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 18:26 לַ֔חַץ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Job 36:15 בַּלַּ֣חַץ to in oppression Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 42:9 בְּלַ֣חַץ to oppression Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 43:2 בְּלַ֣חַץ to oppression Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 3:9
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בְּלַ֣חַץ 2x bə·la·ḥaṣ Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
לַ֙חַץ֙ 2x la·ḥaṣ 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
לַ֔חַץ 2x la·ḥaṣ 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
בַּלַּ֣חַץ 1x bal·la·ḥaṣ Job 36:15
הַלַּ֔חַץ 1x hal·la·ḥaṣ Exodus 3:9
וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ 1x wə·la·ḥă·ṣê·nū Psalms 44:24
לַ֣חַץ 1x la·ḥaṣ 2 Kings 13:4
לָ֑חַץ 1x lā·ḥaṣ Isaiah 30:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Isaiah 30:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 3:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Psalms 44:24
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x 2 Kings 13:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural 1x Deuteronomy 26:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 36:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. distress
Source Gloss
distress
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
distress BDB: oppression Usage: affliction, oppression.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לַחַץ 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