3948. leqach

Strong's Concordance

leqach: a learning, teaching

Original Word: לֶקַח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: leqach
Phonetic Spelling: (leh'-kakh)
Definition: a learning, teaching

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).

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

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.