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לָחַךְ H3897

H3897 is the Hebrew word לָחַךְ, transliterated lâchak and said law-khak'. The King James Version most often renders it lick up.

Word: לָחַךְTransliteration: lâchakSaid: law-khak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

to lick.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lick up 2×lick 2×licketh up 1×licked up 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: lick (up).

Verses using לָחַךְ

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 22:4 · KJV

And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

1 Kings 18:38 · KJV

Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

Psalm 72:9 · KJV

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Isaiah 49:23 · KJV

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Micah 7:17 · KJV

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3897 mean?

H3897 is the Hebrew word לָחַךְ (lâchak), meaning to lick.

How is H3897 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lick up (2 times), lick (2 times), licketh up (1 time), licked up (1 time).

How many times does H3897 appear in the Bible?

לָחַךְ (lâchak) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3897 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H3894 · לָחוּם — properly, eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body H3895 · לְחִי — the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone H3896 · לֶחִי — Lechi, a place in Palestine H3898 · לָחַם — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by…H3899 · לֶחֶם — food (for man or beast), especially bread…H3900 · לְחֶם — {(for man or beast), especially bread, or…

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