לָמַד
la.mad
“to learn: teach”
Definition
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
a primitive root;
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Occurrences
לָמַד appears 73 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
Learn to do right;seek justice and correct the oppressor.Defend the fatherlessand plead the case of the widow.”
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother,saying, ‘Know the LORD,’because they will all know Me,from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD.For I will forgive their iniquitiesand will remember their sins no more.”
Your hands have made me and fashioned me;give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
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