3948. leqach

Lexicon

leqach: Instruction, teaching, learning, insight

Original Word: לֶקַח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: leqach
Pronunciation: leh'-kakh
Phonetic Spelling: (leh'-kakh)
Definition: Instruction, teaching, learning, insight
Meaning: something received, instruction, inveiglement

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

doctrine, learning, fair speech

From laqach; properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement -- doctrine, learning, fair speech.

see HEBREW laqach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from laqach
Definition
a learning, teaching
NASB Translation
instruction (1), learning (2), persuasions (1), persuasiveness (2), teaching (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

לֶ֫קַח noun masculine^{Proverbs 4:2} learning, teaching ( concrete; probably what is received ); — ׳ל absolute Isaiah 29:24 5t.; suffix לִקְחִי Deuteronomy 32:3; Job 11:4; לִקְחָהּ Proverbs 7:21; —

1 instruction, subjective, as personal acquirement; יִלְמְדוּ לֶ֑קַח Isaiah 29:24, they shall learn instruction ("" בִּינָה); וְיוֺסֶף לֶ֑קַח Proverbs 1:5 a wise man will hear and will increase (his) learning, so Proverbs 9:9.

2 teaching, object, as thing taught, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Deuteronomy 32:2 ("" אִמְרָתִי), Job 11:4; טוֺב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם ׳ל Proverbs 4:2; also = teaching-power, persuasiveness, ׳מֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יוֺסִיף ל Proverbs 16:21 sweetness of lips increaseth persuasiveness (see מתק), וְעַל שְׂפָתָיו יוֺסִיף לֶקַח Proverbs 16:23; in bad sense, of seductive words of adulteress, ׳בְּרֹב ל Proverbs 7:21 ("" בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb לָקַח (laqach), meaning "to take" or "to receive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G191 (ἀκούω, akouo): To hear, to listen, often used in the context of receiving instruction or teaching.
• G1435 (δῶρον, doron): A gift, which can be seen as something received, akin to instruction as a gift of wisdom.
• G1515 (εἰρήνη, eirene): Peace, which can be a result of receiving and applying wise instruction.
• G2041 (ἔργον, ergon): Work or deed, reflecting the application of received instruction in action.
• G3657 (οἰκονομία, oikonomia): Stewardship or administration, which involves the management and application of received teachings or instructions.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic connections with לֶקַח in the sense of receiving, applying, and living out teachings and instructions.

Usage: The word לֶקַח appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often associated with wisdom literature. It is used to describe teachings or instructions that are to be received and internalized by the listener or reader.

Context: לֶקַח (leqach) is a noun that appears in the Hebrew Bible to convey the concept of instruction or teaching. It is often found in the context of wisdom literature, where it emphasizes the importance of receiving and adhering to wise counsel. For example, in Proverbs 4:2, the term is used to highlight the value of sound teaching: "For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my instruction." Here, לֶקַח underscores the necessity of embracing wisdom and understanding as a guiding principle for life.

The term can also carry a connotation of persuasion or enticement, as seen in Proverbs 7:21, where it describes the seductive speech of an adulteress: "With her great persuasion she entices him; she lures him with her flattering lips." In this context, לֶקַח illustrates the power of words to influence and lead astray.

Overall, לֶקַח is a multifaceted term that highlights the significance of receiving and applying instruction, whether it be for the purpose of gaining wisdom or recognizing the potential for deception.

Forms and Transliterations

לִקְחִ֑י לִקְחִ֔י לִקְחָ֑הּ לֶ֑קַח לֶ֣קַח לֶֽקַח׃ לקח לקח׃ לקחה לקחי le·qaḥ Lekach leqaḥ likChah likChi liq·ḥāh liq·ḥî liqḥāh liqḥî

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:2
HEB: יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל כַּטַּ֖ל
NAS: Let my teaching drop as the rain,
KJV: My doctrine shall drop as the rain,
INT: drop as the rain my teaching distill as the dew

Job 11:4
HEB: וַ֭תֹּאמֶר זַ֣ךְ לִקְחִ֑י וּ֝בַ֗ר הָיִ֥יתִי
NAS: For you have said, 'My teaching is pure,
KJV: For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure,
INT: have said is pure my teaching innocent am

Proverbs 1:5
HEB: חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת
NAS: and increase in learning, And a man of understanding
KJV: and will increase learning; and a man of understanding
INT: A wise and increase learning of understanding wise

Proverbs 4:2
HEB: כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי
NAS: you sound teaching; Do not abandon
KJV: you good doctrine, forsake
INT: for teaching sound give

Proverbs 7:21
HEB: הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ
NAS: With her many persuasions she entices
KJV: With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,
INT: entices her many persuasions the flattering lips

Proverbs 9:9
HEB: לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ פ
NAS: and he will increase [his] learning.
KJV: [man], and he will increase in learning.
INT: A righteous will increase learning

Proverbs 16:21
HEB: שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃
NAS: of speech increases persuasiveness.
KJV: of the lips increaseth learning.
INT: of speech increases persuasiveness

Proverbs 16:23
HEB: שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃
NAS: And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
KJV: and addeth learning to his lips.
INT: his lips and adds persuasiveness

Isaiah 29:24
HEB: וְרוֹגְנִ֖ים יִלְמְדוּ־ לֶֽקַח׃
NAS: will accept instruction.
KJV: shall learn doctrine.
INT: criticize will accept instruction

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3948
9 Occurrences

le·qaḥ — 6 Occ.
liq·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
liq·ḥî — 2 Occ.