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HebrewH3896Noun

לֶחִי

le.chi

3Occurrences
H3896Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Lechi, a place in Palestine

a form of H3895 (לְחִי);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Lehi = "jaw" a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass Also named: le.chi (*לְחִי *"Lehi" H3895)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

לֶחִי appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Judges
3

Key Passages

Judges 15:9BSB

Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.

Judges 15:14BSB

When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

Judges 15:19BSB

So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.

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