What does לִמּוּד (limmûḏ) mean in the Bible?
לִמּוּד (limmûḏ): Disciplined habituation through instruction; becoming thoroughly accustomed through repeated teaching and practice
Hebrew · H3928
לִמּוּד
Instructed
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לִמּוּד H3928
Pronunciation limmûḏ
What does לִמּוּד (limmûḏ) mean in the Bible?
לִמּוּד (limmûḏ): Disciplined habituation through instruction; becoming thoroughly accustomed through repeated teaching and practice
Full entry for לִמּוּד (H3928) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3928?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include among my disciples (1), as a disciple (1), at home in (1), of discipleship (1), will be taught (1).
Where does לִמּוּד (limmûḏ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 8:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (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 among my disciples 1× Isaiah 8:16
as a disciple 1× Isaiah 50:4
at home in 1× Jeremiah 2:24
of discipleship 1× Isaiah 50:4
will be taught 1× Isaiah 54:13
you who are accustomed 1× Jeremiah 13:23
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 8:16 בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃ to among my disciples Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Isaiah 50:4 לִמּוּדִ֔ים to of discipleship Adjective - masculine plural Isaiah 50:4 כַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃ to as a disciple Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Isaiah 54:13 לִמּוּדֵ֣י to will be taught Adjective - masculine plural construct Jeremiah 2:24 לִמֻּ֣ד to at home in Adjective - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 13:23 לִמֻּדֵ֖י to you who are accustomed Adjective - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 8:16
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃ 1x bə·lim·mu·ḏāy Isaiah 8:16
כַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃ 1x kal·lim·mū·ḏîm Isaiah 50:4
לִמֻּ֣ד 1x lim·muḏ Jeremiah 2:24
לִמֻּדֵ֖י 1x lim·mu·ḏê Jeremiah 13:23
לִמּוּדֵ֣י 1x lim·mū·ḏê Isaiah 54:13
לִמּוּדִ֔ים 1x lim·mū·ḏîm Isaiah 50:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 54:13, Jeremiah 13:23
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 50:4
Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 2:24
Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 8:16
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 50:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Disciplined habituation through instruction; becoming thoroughly accustomed through repeated teaching and practice
Source Gloss
instructed
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Disciplined habituation through instruction; becoming thoroughly accustomed through repeated teaching and practice
instructed BDB: taught Usage: accustomed, disciple, learned, taught, used.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
One who is taught or instructed.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
לִמּוּד is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the Servant’s receptive and obedient posture. Isaiah 50:4-9
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