Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3954 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לֶקֶשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H3953 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | leqesh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | leh'-kesh |
| Meaning: | 1. the after crop |
| KJV Renderings: | latter growth. |
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לֶ֫קֶשׁ noun [masculine] probably after-growth, after-math, i.e. spring-crop (compare GASm12 Proph. i. 109); — only (2 t.) Amos 7:1, בִּתְחִלַּת עֲלוֺת הַלָּ֑קֶשׁ וְהִנֵּה לֶקֶשׁ אַחַר נִּזֵּי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃. — > Other interpretations are: late-rain growth (from מַלְקוֺשׁ q. v.), HoffmZAW iii. (1883) 116; leaf-and-herb-gathering in spring, We after KleinZPV iv. 1881, 83; Anderlindviii. 1886, 62.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Amos 7:1
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