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לַפִּיד

A flambeau , lamp or flame

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לַפִּיד H3940
Pronunciation lapiyd

What does לַפִּיד (lapiyd) mean in the Bible?

לַפִּיד (lapiyd): A portable flame-bearer symbolizing divine presence, judgment, or covenant-making throughout OT narrative

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What does לַפִּיד (lapiyd) mean in the Bible?

לַפִּיד (lapiyd): A portable flame-bearer symbolizing divine presence, judgment, or covenant-making throughout OT narrative

How does the BSB render H3940?

The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include torch (4), the torches (2), torches (2), a torch (1), and lightning (1).

Where does לַפִּיד (lapiyd) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (5), Daniel (1), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (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
torch 4× Genesis 15:17, Judges 15:4, Isaiah 62:1, Zechariah 12:6
the torches 2× Judges 7:20, Judges 15:5
torches 2× Judges 15:4, Daniel 10:6
a torch 1× Judges 7:16
and lightning 1× Exodus 20:18
Firebrands 1× Job 41:19
like torches 1× Nahum 2:4
of torches 1× Ezekiel 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:17 וְלַפִּ֣יד to torch Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 20:18 הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם to and lightning Article | Noun - masculine plural Judges 7:16 וְלַפִּדִ֖ים to a torch Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Judges 7:20 בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים to the torches Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Judges 15:4 לַפִּדִ֗ים to torches Noun - masculine plural Judges 15:4 לַפִּ֥יד to torch Noun - masculine singular Judges 15:5 בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים to the torches Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Job 41:19 לַפִּידִ֣ים to Firebrands Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 62:1 כְּלַפִּ֥יד to torch Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 1:13 הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים to of torches Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 15:17
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Judges 5 Job 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים 1x bal·lap·pi·ḏîm Judges 7:20
בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים 1x bal·lap·pî·ḏîm Judges 15:5
הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים 1x hal·lap·pi·ḏîm Ezekiel 1:13
הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם 1x hal·lap·pî·ḏim Exodus 20:18
וּכְלַפִּ֥יד 1x ū·ḵə·lap·pîḏ Zechariah 12:6
וְלַפִּדִ֖ים 1x wə·lap·pi·ḏîm Judges 7:16
וְלַפִּ֣יד 1x wə·lap·pîḏ Genesis 15:17
כְּלַפִּ֥יד 1x kə·lap·pîḏ Isaiah 62:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 20:18, Ezekiel 1:13
Noun - masculine plural 2x Judges 15:4, Job 41:19
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Judges 7:20, Judges 15:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Judges 7:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 15:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Zechariah 12:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x Judges 15:4
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Daniel 10:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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