Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3904 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לְחֵנָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) from an unused root of uncertain meaning |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | lchenah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lekh-ay-naw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a concubine |
| KJV Renderings: | concubine. |
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[לְחֵנָה] noun feminine concubine ( ᵑ7 לְחֵינְתָא; FlLevy NHWB ii. 534 f. compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 6065], indelicate epithet for woman; Batten Ezra 2:65 compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 6066] note, tune, song; still otherwise WetzstDe, HL u. Koh. 454); — plural suffix לְחֵנָתָךְ Dan 5:23, הֵּ֯ Dan 5:2 Dan 5:3.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Daniel 5:2
