Strong's Lexicon

H3888

H3888 — לוּשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewluwshverb-stemOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1100

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3888
Word:	לוּשׁ
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	luwsh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	loosh
Meaning:	1. to knead
KJV Renderings:	knead.

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לוּשׁ verb knead (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic לוּשׁ, [untranscribed source text 2792], Eth [untranscribed source text 2793]: or [untranscribed source text 2794]); —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַּתָּ֫לָשׁ 1Sam 28:24; 2Sam 13:8 Qr ( Kt ושׁ-); Imperative feminine singular ל֫וּשִׁי Gen 18:6 Infinitive construct מִלּוּשׁ Hos 7:4 Participle feminine plural לָשׁוֺת Jer 7:18 — knead (object not expressed = קֶמַח סֹלֶת) Gen 18:6 ( J ), compare 1Sam 28:24 object בָּצֵק dough Hos 7:4; Jer 7:18 compare 2Sam 13:8.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

לוש (loosh)

Hosea 7:4

KJV: They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.who…: or, the raiser will ceaseraising: or, waking

EHCC: after he hath kneaded the dough,

Genesis 18:6

KJV: And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.Make ready…: Heb. Hasten

EHCC: three measures of fine meal, knead (#) \ |

1 Samuel 28:24

KJV: And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

EHCC: and took flour, and kneaded (it)

1 Samuel 285:13

EHCC: 8.she took flour, ond kneaded (it)

Jeremiah 7:18

KJV: The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.queen…: or, frame, or, workmanship of heaven

EHCC: the women knead (their) dough, |

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