What does לֶקַח mean in the Bible?
e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement".
Hebrew · H3948
לֶקַח
Properly, something received , i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
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לֶקַחH3948
What does לֶקַח mean in the Bible?
לֶקַח is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, something received , i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement".
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How does the BSB render H3948?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include instruction (3), [his] learning (1), Let my teaching (1), My doctrine [is] (1), persuasion (1).
Where does לֶקַח appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (6), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Job (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 Itinstruction3×Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 16:21, Isaiah 29:24
[his] learning1×Proverbs 9:9
Let my teaching1×Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine [is]1×Job 11:4
persuasion1×Proverbs 7:21
persuasiveness1×Proverbs 16:23
teaching1×Proverbs 4:2
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Deuteronomy 32:2לִקְחִ֔יtoLet my teachingNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 11:4לִקְחִ֑יtoMy doctrine [is]Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularProverbs 1:5לֶ֑קַחtoinstructionNoun - masculine singularProverbs 4:2לֶ֣קַחtoteachingNoun - masculine singularProverbs 7:21לִקְחָ֑הּtopersuasionNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularProverbs 9:9לֶֽקַח׃פto[his] learningNoun - masculine singularProverbs 16:21לֶֽקַח׃toinstructionNoun - masculine singularProverbs 16:23לֶֽקַח׃topersuasivenessNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 29:24לֶֽקַח׃toinstructionNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:2
Aligned rows9
Books represented4
Deuteronomy1Job1Proverbs6Isaiah1
Source forms
לֶֽקַח׃3xle·qaḥProverbs 16:21, Proverbs 16:23, Isaiah 29:24
לֶ֑קַח1xle·qaḥProverbs 1:5
לֶ֣קַח1xle·qaḥProverbs 4:2
לֶֽקַח׃פ1xle·qaḥProverbs 9:9
לִקְחָ֑הּ1xliq·ḥāhProverbs 7:21
לִקְחִ֔י1xliq·ḥîDeuteronomy 32:2
לִקְחִ֑י1xliq·ḥîJob 11:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular6xProverbs 1:5, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 16:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular2xDeuteronomy 32:2, Job 11:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xProverbs 7:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, something received , i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
Source Gloss
properly, something received , i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement BDB: learning Usage: doctrine, learning, fair speech.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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