3857. lahat

Lexicon

lahat: To burn, blaze, set on fire, inflame

Original Word: לָהַט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: lahat
Pronunciation: lah-hat
Phonetic Spelling: (law-hat')
Definition: To burn, blaze, set on fire, inflame
Meaning: to lick, to blaze

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burn up, set on fire, flaming, kindle

A primitive root; properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze -- burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to blaze up, flame
NASB Translation
aflame (1), breathe forth fire (1), burned (1), burns (2), consumed (1), flaming (1), kindles (1), set him aflame (1), set them ablaze (1), sets on fire (1), sets the on fire (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[לָהַט] verb blaze up, flame (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac ; Assyrian la±âtu, in derived forms); —

Qal Participle active אֵשׁ לֹהֵט Psalm 104:4 a flaming fire (so Bae; אֵשׁ וָלַהַט Bi Che, compare Ol), made into ׳יs servants; plural לֹהֲטִים Psalm 57:5 (figurative of enemies, compare לְבָאִם v^a).

Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular וְלִהַט Malachi 3:19; 3feminine singular לִהֲטָה Joel 1:19; Imperfect3feminine singular תְּלַהֵט Joel 2:3 4t.; וַתְּלַהֵט Deuteronomy 32:22; suffix וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ Isaiah 42:25; — set ablaze, usually with accusative; — foundation of mountains, Deuteronomy 32:22 (subject אֵשׁ figurative, of ׳יs judgement, "" קָדַח, יָקַד, אָכַל), compare הָרִים ׳תְּל Psalm 83:15 (in simile, subject לֶהָבָה; "" כְּאֵשׁ תִּבְעַריָֿ֑עַר; of flame (לֶהָבָה); consuming trees Joel 1:19 ( of effects of drought; "" אֵשׁ אָֽכְלָה); persons Malachi 3:19 (subject הַיּוֺם הַבָּא "" בָּעַר); compare Psalm 97:3 (subject אֵשׁ), Psalm 106:18 (subject לֶהָבָה "" וַתִּבְעַרֿ אֵשׁ; hyperb of ׳יs wrath (אַמּוֺ וֱעֶזוּז מִלְחָמָה חֵמָה) consuming Jacob Isaiah 42:25; of crocodile (hyperb.), נַפְשׁוֺ גֶּחָלִים תְלַהֵ֑ט Job 41:13 his breath setteth coals ablaze; absolute Joel 2:3, figurative of devastation by locusts (subject לֶהָבָה; "" אָֽכְלָה אֵשׁ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G381: ἀναλίσκω (analiskō) • to consume, to destroy
• G2618: κατακαίω (katakaiō) • to burn up, to consume by fire
• G5015: ταράσσω (tarassō) • to stir up, to agitate (though not directly related to fire, it conveys a sense of disturbance or agitation)
• G5394: φλέγω (phlegō) • to blaze, to burn

These Greek entries reflect similar themes of consuming, burning, and agitation, paralleling the Hebrew concept of לָהַט in its depiction of fire's consuming nature.

Usage: The verb לָהַט (lāhaṭ) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of licking or blazing, often in the context of fire or flames. It conveys the idea of consuming or devouring with intensity, akin to the way flames might lick up fuel.

Context: • The root לָהַט (lāhaṭ) appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, primarily associated with the imagery of fire. It is used to describe the consuming nature of flames, as seen in the way fire devours or licks up its fuel. This term is often employed metaphorically to convey destruction or intense heat.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, לָהַט is translated in contexts that emphasize the fierce and consuming nature of fire. For example, in Deuteronomy 32:22, it is used to describe a fire kindled by divine anger: "For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol, devouring the earth and its produce and setting ablaze the foundations of the mountains."
• The imagery of fire licking or blazing is a powerful metaphor in biblical literature, often symbolizing judgment, purification, or divine presence. The use of לָהַט underscores the intensity and all-consuming nature of these experiences.

Forms and Transliterations

וְלִהַ֨ט וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט וּתְלַהֵ֖ט ולהט ותלהט ותלהטהו לִהֲטָ֖ה לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים לֹהֵֽט׃ להט׃ להטה להטים תְּלַהֵ֑ט תְּלַהֵ֣ט תְּלַהֵ֥ט תלהט li·hă·ṭāh lihaTah lihăṭāh lō·hă·ṭîm lō·hêṭ lohaTim lōhăṭîm loHet lōhêṭ tə·la·hêṭ telaHet təlahêṭ ū·ṯə·la·hêṭ utelaHet ūṯəlahêṭ vattelahaTehu vattelaHet veliHat wat·tə·la·hă·ṭê·hū wat·tə·la·hêṭ wattəlahăṭêhū wattəlahêṭ wə·li·haṭ wəlihaṭ

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:22
HEB: אֶ֙רֶץ֙ וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט מוֹסְדֵ֥י הָרִֽים׃
NAS: with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations
KJV: with her increase, and set on fire the foundations
INT: the earth yield and sets foundation of the mountains

Job 41:21
HEB: נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו
NAS: His breath kindles coals, And a flame
KJV: His breath kindleth coals, and a flame
INT: his breath coals kindles flame his mouth

Psalm 57:4
HEB: לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים בְּֽנֵי־ אָדָ֗ם
NAS: I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, [Even] the sons
KJV: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons
INT: lions lie breathe the sons of men

Psalm 83:14
HEB: יָ֑עַר וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗ה תְּלַהֵ֥ט הָרִֽים׃
NAS: And like a flame that sets the mountains
KJV: setteth the mountains on fire;
INT: the forest A flame sets the mountains

Psalm 97:3
HEB: לְפָנָ֣יו תֵּלֵ֑ךְ וּתְלַהֵ֖ט סָבִ֣יב צָרָֽיו׃
NAS: before Him And burns up His adversaries
KJV: before him, and burneth up his enemies
INT: before goes and burns round his adversaries

Psalm 104:4
HEB: מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו אֵ֣שׁ לֹהֵֽט׃
NAS: His messengers, Flaming fire
KJV: spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
INT: his ministers fire Flaming

Psalm 106:18
HEB: בַּעֲדָתָ֑ם לֶ֝הָבָ֗ה תְּלַהֵ֥ט רְשָׁעִֽים׃
NAS: The flame consumed the wicked.
KJV: the flame burned up the wicked.
INT: their company the flame consumed the wicked

Isaiah 42:25
HEB: וֶעֱז֖וּז מִלְחָמָ֑ה וַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּ מִסָּבִיב֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: of battle; And it set him aflame all
KJV: of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about,
INT: and the fierceness of battle set around no

Joel 1:19
HEB: מִדְבָּ֔ר וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה לִהֲטָ֖ה כָּל־ עֲצֵ֥י
NAS: And the flame has burned up all
KJV: and the flame hath burned all the trees
INT: of the wilderness and the flame has burned all the trees

Joel 2:3
HEB: אֵ֔שׁ וְאַחֲרָ֖יו תְּלַהֵ֣ט לֶֽהָבָ֑ה כְּגַן־
NAS: them a flame burns. The land
KJV: them a flame burneth: the land
INT: A fire and behind burns A flame the garden

Malachi 4:1
HEB: רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ וְלִהַ֨ט אֹתָ֜ם הַיּ֣וֹם
NAS: that is coming will set them ablaze, says
KJV: that cometh shall burn them up, saith
INT: wickedly will be chaff will set and the day is coming

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3857
11 Occurrences

li·hă·ṭāh — 1 Occ.
lō·hă·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
lō·hêṭ — 1 Occ.
tə·la·hêṭ — 4 Occ.
ū·ṯə·la·hêṭ — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·la·hă·ṭê·hū — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·la·hêṭ — 1 Occ.
wə·li·haṭ — 1 Occ.