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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לֶקַח H3948
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 It instruction 3× Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 16:21, Isaiah 29:24
[his] learning 1× Proverbs 9:9
Let my teaching 1× Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine [is] 1× Job 11:4
persuasion 1× Proverbs 7:21
persuasiveness 1× Proverbs 16:23
teaching 1× Proverbs 4:2
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:2 לִקְחִ֔י to Let my teaching Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 11:4 לִקְחִ֑י to My doctrine [is] Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Proverbs 1:5 לֶ֑קַח to instruction Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 4:2 לֶ֣קַח to teaching Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 7:21 לִקְחָ֑הּ to persuasion Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Proverbs 9:9 לֶֽקַח׃פ to [his] learning Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 16:21 לֶֽקַח׃ to instruction Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 16:23 לֶֽקַח׃ to persuasiveness Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 29:24 לֶֽקַח׃ to instruction Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:2
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Proverbs 6 Isaiah 1
Source forms
לֶֽקַח׃ 3x le·qaḥ Proverbs 16:21, Proverbs 16:23, Isaiah 29:24
לֶ֑קַח 1x le·qaḥ Proverbs 1:5
לֶ֣קַח 1x le·qaḥ Proverbs 4:2
לֶֽקַח׃פ 1x le·qaḥ Proverbs 9:9
לִקְחָ֑הּ 1x liq·ḥāh Proverbs 7:21
לִקְחִ֔י 1x liq·ḥî Deuteronomy 32:2
לִקְחִ֑י 1x liq·ḥî Job 11:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 16:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 11:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֶקַח is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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