Strong's Lexicon

H3948

H3948 — לֶקַח

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

Hebrewleqachnoun mascOccurrences: 9TWOT: 1124a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3948
Word:	לֶקַח
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H3947
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	9
Transliteration:	leqach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	leh'-kakh
Meaning:	1. (properly) something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer) 2. (in an active and sinister sense) enticement, ensnarement
KJV Renderings:	doctrine, learning, fair speech.

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BDB4451

לֶ֫קַח noun masculine^{Prov 4:2} learning, teaching ( concrete; probably what is received ); — ׳ ל absolute Isa 29:24 + 5 t.; suffix לִקְחִי Deut 32:3; Job 11:4 לִקְחָהּ Prov 7:21 —

1. instruction, subjective, as personal acquirement; יִלְמְדוּ לֶ֑קַח Isa 29:24, they shall learn instruction (|| בִּינָה); וְיוֺסֶף לֶ֑קַח Prov 1:5 a wise man will hear and will increase (his) learning, so Prov 9:9.

2. teaching, object, as thing taught, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Deut 32:2 (|| אִמְרָתִי), Job 11:4 טוֺב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם ׳ ל Prov 4:2 also = teaching-power, persuasiveness, ׳ מֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יוֺסִיף ל Prov 16:21 sweetness of lips increaseth persuasiveness (see מתק ), וְעַל שְׂפָתָיו יוֺסִיף לֶקַח Prov 16:23 in bad sense, of seductive words of adulteress, ׳ בְּרֹב ל Prov 7:21 (|| בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ).

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

לקח (leh’-k)

Deuteronomy 32:2

KJV: My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

EHCC: My doctrine shall drop asthe rin, |

Job 11:4

KJV: For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

EHCC: My doctrine (is) pure,

Job 4:2

KJV: If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?to…: Heb. a wordwithhold…: Heb. refrain from words?

EHCC: 1 give you good dxtrine,

Job 7:21

KJV: And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

EHCC: With her much fair speech

Job 9:9

KJV: Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.Arcturus…: Heb. Ash, Cesil, and Cimah

EHCC: he will increase in learning. .

Job 16:21

KJV: O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!neighbour: or, friend

EHCC: sweetness of the lips incresscth ]6 |

Isaiah 29:24

KJV: They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.come…: Heb. know understanding

EHCC: they that murmured shall learn דק4