לְחִי lechi
Hebrew word for “jaw” · Strong’s H3895 · used 21 times in 20 verses
Meaning
1) jaw, cheek; 1a) jaw, jawbone (of animal); 1b) cheek (of man)
Senses in the lexicon
- jaw (20)
- Lehi (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for lechi in context, with how often each is used:
- cheek 5
- jawbone 4
- cheeks 4
- jaws 4
- jaw 2
- two cheeks 1
- lehi 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Song of Solomon | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Judges 15 (4), Deuteronomy 18 (1), 1 Kings 22 (1), 2 Chronicles 18 (1), Job 16 (1), Job 41 (1), Psalms 3 (1), Song of Solomon 1 (1), Song of Solomon 5 (1), Isaiah 30 (1)
Forms
- הלחי 4
- לחי 3
- בלחי 3
- לחיי 2
- לחיו 2
- בלחייך 2
- והלחיים 1
- לחייך 1
- ולחיי 1
- לחיה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with lechi more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נָכָה nakhah “to smite” 9
- כְּנַעֲנָה kenaanah “Chenaanah” 2
- רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 4
- חַח chach “hook” 2
- מִיכָיְהוּ mikhayehu “Micaiah” 2
- אַי ay “where?” 2
- צַוָּאר tsavvar “neck” 2
- זֶה zeh “this” 4
- צִדְקִיָּהוּ tsidqiyyah “Zedekiah” 2
- עָבַר avar “to pass” 3
- חֶרְפָּה cherpah “reproach” 2
- חֲמוֹר chamor “donkey” 2
Key verses
The verses using lechi that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Judges 15:15 — And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
- 1 Kings 22:24 — But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
- Job 16:10 — They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
- Psalms 3:7 — Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
- Song of Solomon 1:10 — Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
- Song of Solomon 5:13 — His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
- Isaiah 30:28 — And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in…
- Isaiah 50:6 — I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Lamentations 1:2 — She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort all her friends have dealt treacherously with…
- Lamentations 3:30 — He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
- Ezekiel 38:4 — And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all…
- Micah 5:1 — Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
See all 20 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.