Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3895: לְחִי

lᵉchîy · pronounced lekh-ee' · “Lehi”

Definition

the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone

KJV translates it as: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).

Word origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft;

Extended definition

This name means jaw, cheek
Another name of le.chi (לֶחִי "Lehi" H3896)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3895 is translated

  • cheek ×3
  • your ×3
  • the jawbone of ×2
  • my ×2
  • two cheeks ×1
  • a jawbone of ×1
  • jawbone ×1
  • lehi ×1
  • its ×1
  • jaw ×1
  • his ×1
  • the jaws of ×1

Bible verses with H3895 (lᵉchîy)

Lᵉchîy appears in 20 verses.

  • Deuteronomy 18:3

    And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

  • Judges 15:15

    And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

  • Judges 15:16

    And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

  • Judges 15:17

    And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath–lehi.

  • Judges 15:19

    But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

  • 1 Kings 22:24

    But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:23

    Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

  • Job 16:10

    They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

  • Job 41:2

    Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

  • Psalms 3:7

    Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

  • Song of Solomon 1:10

    Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

  • Song of Solomon 5:13

    His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

  • Isaiah 30:28

    And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.

  • Isaiah 50:6

    I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  • Lamentations 1:2

    She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

  • Lamentations 3:30

    He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

  • Ezekiel 29:4

    But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

  • Ezekiel 38:4

    And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:

  • Hosea 11:4

    I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

  • Micah 5:1

    Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

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