Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3963 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לֶתֶך |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root of uncertain meaning |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | lethek |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | leh'-thek |
| Meaning: | 1. a measure for things dry |
| KJV Renderings: | half homer. |
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לֶ֫תֶךְ noun [masculine] a barley-measure (Late Hebrew id., a corn-measure); only in שְׂעֹרִים ׳ חֹמֶרשְֿׂעֹרִים וְל Hos 3:2 according to ᵑ9 = 1/2 כֹּר = 1/2 חֹמֶר (q. v.), compare Mishna (LevyNHWB ii. 531), but this tradition is uncertain (compare NowArchaeology i. 203); ᵐ5 νέβελ οἴνου, for ׳ שׂ ׳ ל.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Hosea 8:2
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