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לְחִי H3895
H3895 is the Hebrew word לְחִי, transliterated lᵉchîy and said lekh-ee'. The King James Version most often renders it cheek.
What it means
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone.
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to be soft.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
Verses using לְחִי
All 19 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 18:3 · KJV
And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
Judges 15:15 · KJV
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
Judges 15:16 · KJV
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
Judges 15:17 · KJV
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.
Judges 15:19 · KJV
But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
1 Kings 22:24 · KJV
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?
2 Chronicles 18:23 · KJV
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Job 16:10 · KJV
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Job 41:2 · KJV
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Psalm 3:7 · KJV
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 · KJV
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
Song of Solomon 5:13 · KJV
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Isaiah 30:28 · KJV
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 the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
Isaiah 50:6 · KJV
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 · KJV
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
Lamentations 3:30 · KJV
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Ezekiel 29:4 · KJV
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
Ezekiel 38:4 · KJV
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 sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Hosea 11:4 · KJV
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3895 mean?
H3895 is the Hebrew word לְחִי (lᵉchîy), meaning the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone.
How is H3895 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cheek (4 times), cheeks (4 times), jaws (4 times), jawbone (3 times), jaw (3 times), among others.
How many times does H3895 appear in the Bible?
לְחִי (lᵉchîy) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3895 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be soft.
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