What does לַחַץ mean in the Bible?
לַחַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "distress".
Hebrew · H3906
לַחַץ
Distress
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לַחַץH3906
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 oppression2×Deuteronomy 26:7, Psalms 44:24
oppression2×Psalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
how severely1×Exodus 3:9
in oppression1×Job 36:15
of affliction1×Isaiah 30:20
the oppression1×2 Kings 13:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:9הַלַּ֔חַץtohow severelyArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 26:7לַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃toand oppressionNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural1 Kings 22:27לַ֙חַץ֙to. . .Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 22:27לַ֔חַץto. . .Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 13:4לַ֣חַץtothe oppressionNoun - masculine singular construct2 Chronicles 18:26לַ֙חַץ֙to. . .Noun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 18:26לַ֔חַץto. . .Noun - masculine singularJob 36:15בַּלַּ֣חַץtoin oppressionPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 42:9בְּלַ֣חַץtooppressionPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 43:2בְּלַ֣חַץtooppressionPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 3:9
Aligned rows12
Books represented8
Exodus1Deuteronomy11 Kings22 Kings12 Chronicles2Job1Psalms3Isaiah1
Source forms
בְּלַ֣חַץ2xbə·la·ḥaṣPsalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
לַ֙חַץ֙2xla·ḥaṣ1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
לַ֔חַץ2xla·ḥaṣ1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26
בַּלַּ֣חַץ1xbal·la·ḥaṣJob 36:15
הַלַּ֔חַץ1xhal·la·ḥaṣExodus 3:9
וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃1xwə·la·ḥă·ṣê·nūPsalms 44:24
לַ֣חַץ1xla·ḥaṣ2 Kings 13:4
לָ֑חַץ1xlā·ḥaṣIsaiah 30:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular5x1 Kings 22:27, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Isaiah 30:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2xPsalms 42:9, Psalms 43:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 3:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural1xPsalms 44:24
Noun - masculine singular construct1x2 Kings 13:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural1xDeuteronomy 26:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 36:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. distress
Source Gloss
distress
Extended definitionSource: 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: