לְחִי

le.chiLehi
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine21 occurrences12 books20 verses
This word comes from the name of Lehi.

Definition

from an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
Traditional renderings: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).

Glossary entries

Lehi

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

21 total
  1. Deuteronomy 18:3וְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִם · the jowls
    This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
  2. Judges 15:15לְחִֽי־ · jawbone
    He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
  3. Judges 15:16 (2×)בִּלְחִ֣י · With the jawbone; בִּלְחִ֣י · With the jawbone
    Then Samson said: “With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them into heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men.”
  4. Judges 15:17הַלְּחִ֖י · the jawbone
    And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
  5. Judges 15:19בַּלֶּ֗חִי · in Lehi
    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.
  6. 1 Kings 22:24הַלֶּ֑חִי · the face
    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
  7. 2 Chronicles 18:23הַלֶּ֑חִי · the face
    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
  8. Job 16:10לְחָיָ֑י · my cheeks
    They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
  9. Job 41:2לֶֽחֱיוֹ׃ · his jaw
    Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
  10. Psalm 3:7לֶ֑חִי · on the jaw
    Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
  11. Song of Solomon 1:10לְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙ · Your cheeks
    Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
  12. Song of Solomon 5:13לְחָיָו֙ · His cheeks
    His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
  13. Isaiah 30:28לְחָיֵ֥י · the jaws
    His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
  14. Isaiah 50:6וּלְחָיַ֖י · and My cheeks
    I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  15. Lamentations 1:2לֶֽחֱיָ֔הּ · her cheeks
    She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.
  16. Lamentations 3:30לֶ֖חִי · his cheek
    Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
  17. Ezekiel 29:4בִּלְחָיֶ֔יךָ · in your jaws
    But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
  18. Ezekiel 38:4בִּלְחָיֶ֑יךָ · in your jaws
    I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.
  19. Hosea 11:4לְחֵיהֶ֑ם · their necks
    I led them with cords of kindness, with ropes of love; I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
  20. Micah 5:1הַלְּחִ֔י · the cheek
    Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.