Lexical Summary Lechi: a place probably in Judah Original Word: לֶחִיTransliteration: Lechi Phonetic Spelling: (lekh'-ee) Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: a place probably in Judah Meaning: Lehi -- a place probably in Judah Strong's Concordance Lehi A form of lchiy; Lechi, a place in Palestine -- Lehi. Compare also Ramath Lechiy. see HEBREW lchiy see HEBREW Ramath Lechiy Brown-Driver-Briggs H3896. Lechi II. לְחִי proper name, of a location scene of an exploit of Samson; — ׳ל Judges 15:19 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Σιαγων), לֶ֔חִי 15:14; with article בַּלֶּחי 15:9 (ᵐ5 Λευει, ᵐ5L Λεχει), compare לֶ֑חִי רָ֫מַת 15:17 = height of Lehi (explanation as from לְחִי jawbone, compare GFM, ᵐ5 Ἀναίρεσις σιαγόνος also 2 Samuel 23:11, where read לֶחְיָה to Lehi, for לַחַיָּה, see II. חַיָּה, p. 2Sam 31:2above; (ᵐ5 θηρία; ᵐ5L σιαγόνα). It must have lain in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah (BuhlGeogr. 91); site unknown; conjectures are cited and criticized by GFMJudg 15, 19 q. see לחח (√ of following; compare Ethiopic . II. I. moisten, cool; be moistened DiLex. 30; Late Hebrew לִחְלַח Pilpal moisten thoroughly, Aramaic לַחְלַח id., Late Hebrew לַח moist, fresh; לֵיחָה moisture, freshness, etc.) |
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