3940. lappid
Lexicon
lappid: Torch, flame, lamp

Original Word: לַפִּיד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lappiyd
Pronunciation: lap-PEED
Phonetic Spelling: (lap-peed')
Definition: Torch, flame, lamp
Meaning: a flambeau, lamp, flame

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
firebrand, burning lamp, lightning, torch

Or lappid {lap-peed'}; from an unused root probably meaning to shine; a flambeau, lamp or flame -- (fire-)brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a torch
NASB Translation
burning torches (1), lightning flashes (1), torch (4), torches (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
לַמּיד noun masculineJudges 15:4 torch (Late Hebrew id.); — ׳ל absolute Judges 15:4; Isaiah 62:1; construct Genesis 15:17; Zechariah 12:6; plural לַמִּידִים Judges 15:5 2t., לַמִּידִם Exodus 20:18, לַמִּדִים Judges 7:16 3t.; construct לַמִּידֵי Daniel 10:6: — torch, Judges 7:16,20; Judges 15:4 (twice in verse); Judges 15:5 (kindled, ׳הִבְעִיר אֵשׁ בְּ); לַמִּיד אֵשׁ Genesis 15:17 ( + עָשָׁן, תַּנּוּר; J E), Zechariah 12:6 (simile of conquering power of [chiefs of] Judah; "" כִּיּוֺר אֵשׁ), לַמִּידֵי אֵשׁ Daniel 10:6 (simile of eyes of angel in vision; "" וּפָנָיו כְּמַרְאֵה בָרָק); simile of flashes (reflected from) darting chariots Nahum 2:15 ("" בְּרָקִים); ׳ל of lightning-flashes Exodus 20:18 (E; + קוֺלֹת thunder-peals); of flashing water-drops expelled by snortings of crocodile Job 41:11 ("" כִּידוֺדֵי אֵשׁ); of flame between cherubim Ezekiel 1:13 ("" גַּחֲלֵיֿ אֵשׁ, אֵשׁ); simile of Zion's glorious deliverance Isaiah 62:1 ("" נֹגַהּ). — לַמִּיד Job 12:5 see below מִּיד.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to shine or to burn.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and New Testament that aligns with the concept of לַפִּיד is Strong's Greek Number G2985, λαμπάς (lampas), which also means a torch or lamp. This Greek term is used in the New Testament, such as in the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1, BSB: "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.").

In summary, לַפִּיד (Lappid) is a multifaceted term in the Hebrew Bible, rich with literal and symbolic meanings, emphasizing the importance of light as a physical and spiritual guide.

Usage: The term לַפִּיד is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a torch or a source of light, often associated with fire or a burning flame. It is used both literally and metaphorically to describe illumination or guidance.

Context: לַפִּיד (Lappid) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often symbolizing light, guidance, or divine presence. It is used in narratives involving physical torches or lamps, such as in the story of Gideon, where torches are used in a military strategy (Judges 7:16, BSB: "He divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a torch in the other, with the trumpets.").

The term also appears in descriptions of theophanies, where divine presence is accompanied by fire or light, as seen in Genesis 15:17 (BSB: "When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.").

Metaphorically, לַפִּיד can represent enlightenment or the revealing of truth, as light dispels darkness. This symbolic use underscores the role of divine guidance and revelation in the lives of the faithful.

Forms and Transliterations
בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים בלפדים בלפידים הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם הלפדים הלפידם וְלַפִּ֣יד וְלַפִּדִ֖ים וּכְלַפִּ֥יד וכלפיד ולפדים ולפיד כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי כְּלַפִּ֥יד כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כלפיד כלפידי כלפידם לַפִּ֣יד לַפִּ֥יד לַפִּדִ֗ים לַפִּידִ֣ים לפדים לפיד לפידים bal·lap·pi·ḏîm bal·lap·pî·ḏîm ballappiDim ballappiḏîm ballappîḏîm hal·lap·pi·ḏîm hal·lap·pî·ḏim hallappiDim hallappiḏîm hallappîḏim kal·lap·pî·ḏim kallappiDim kallappîḏim kə·lap·pî·ḏê kə·lap·pîḏ kelapPid kəlappîḏ kəlappîḏê kelapPidei lap·pi·ḏîm lap·pî·ḏîm lap·pîḏ lapPid lappîḏ lappiDim lappiḏîm lappîḏîm ū·ḵə·lap·pîḏ uchelapPid ūḵəlappîḏ velapPid velappiDim wə·lap·pi·ḏîm wə·lap·pîḏ wəlappîḏ wəlappiḏîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 15:17
HEB: תַנּ֤וּר עָשָׁן֙ וְלַפִּ֣יד אֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: oven and a flaming torch which passed
KJV: and a burning lamp that passed
INT: oven a smoking torch flaming which

Exodus 20:18
HEB: הַקּוֹלֹ֜ת וְאֶת־ הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם וְאֵת֙ ק֣וֹל
NAS: the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound
KJV: the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise
INT: perceived the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the trumpet

Judges 7:16
HEB: וְכַדִּ֣ים רֵקִ֔ים וְלַפִּדִ֖ים בְּת֥וֹךְ הַכַּדִּֽים׃
NAS: of all of them, with torches inside
KJV: pitchers, and lamps within
INT: pitchers and empty torches inside the pitchers

Judges 7:20
HEB: בְיַד־ שְׂמאוֹלָם֙ בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים וּבְיַ֨ד־ יְמִינָ֔ם
NAS: they held the torches in their left
KJV: and held the lamps in their left
INT: hands their left the torches hands their right

Judges 15:4
HEB: שׁוּעָלִ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֣ח לַפִּדִ֗ים וַיֶּ֤פֶן זָנָב֙
NAS: and took torches, and turned
KJV: and took firebrands, and turned
INT: foxes and took torches and turned tail

Judges 15:4
HEB: זָנָ֔ב וַיָּ֨שֶׂם לַפִּ֥יד אֶחָ֛ד בֵּין־
NAS: one torch in the middle
KJV: a firebrand in the midst
INT: tail and put torch one between

Judges 15:5
HEB: וַיַּבְעֶר־ אֵשׁ֙ בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח בְּקָמ֣וֹת
NAS: fire to the torches, he released
KJV: And when he had set the brands on fire,
INT: had set fire to the torches released the standing

Job 12:5
HEB: לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת
KJV: with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised
INT: a lamp contempt holds

Job 41:19
HEB: מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי
NAS: go burning torches; Sparks
KJV: go burning lamps, [and] sparks
INT: of his mouth burning go Sparks

Isaiah 62:1
HEB: צִדְקָ֔הּ וִישׁוּעָתָ֖הּ כְּלַפִּ֥יד יִבְעָֽר׃
NAS: And her salvation like a torch that is burning.
KJV: and the salvation thereof as a lamp [that] burneth.
INT: her righteousness salvation A torch is burning

Ezekiel 1:13
HEB: בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙ כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים הִ֕יא מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת
NAS: like torches darting back
KJV: [and] like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down
INT: burning like torches he darting

Daniel 10:6
HEB: בָרָק֙ וְעֵינָיו֙ כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי אֵ֔שׁ וּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙
NAS: were like flaming torches, his arms
KJV: and his eyes as lamps of fire,
INT: of lightning his eyes torches flaming his arms

Nahum 2:4
HEB: בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃
NAS: Their appearance is like torches, They dash to and fro
KJV: they shall seem like torches, they shall run
INT: the squares their appearance torches lightning dash

Zechariah 12:6
HEB: אֵ֣שׁ בְּעֵצִ֗ים וּכְלַפִּ֥יד אֵשׁ֙ בְּעָמִ֔יר
NAS: and a flaming torch among sheaves,
KJV: among the wood, and like a torch of fire
INT: flaming of wood torch flaming sheaves

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3940
14 Occurrences


bal·lap·pi·ḏîm — 2 Occ.
hal·lap·pî·ḏim — 2 Occ.
kal·lap·pî·ḏim — 1 Occ.
kə·lap·pîḏ — 1 Occ.
kə·lap·pî·ḏê — 1 Occ.
lap·pîḏ — 2 Occ.
lap·pi·ḏîm — 2 Occ.
ū·ḵə·lap·pîḏ — 1 Occ.
wə·lap·pîḏ — 1 Occ.
wə·lap·pi·ḏîm — 1 Occ.















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