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לַח

«לַח» in the Tanakh dictionary: moist — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 6 times · Key: 3892 · BDB: לַח²

Glosses

fresh (4); moist (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

moist tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. moist, fresh, new tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. moist, fresh, new;—ל׳ Gn 30:37; Ez 21:3; לָ֑ח 17:24; pl. לַחִים Nu 6:3 + 2 times;— moist, fresh, of trees, fruit, etc.; לִבְנֶה לַה Gn 30:37 (J); עֵץ ל׳ Ez 17:24; 21:3; grapes עֲנָבִים ל׳ Nu 6:3. new, of cords, יְתָרִים ל׳ Ju 16:7, 8, prob. made of fresh sinews of animal (cf. Syriac ܝܺܬܰܪ PS 1652; GFMad loc.)

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «לַח» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Judges 16:8

וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָ֞הּ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים שִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בָּהֶֽם׃

Word for word: and they.brought.up to her the.rulers of.[the].Philistines seven cords fresh which not they.had.been.dried and she bound.him with them

JPS 1917: Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Judges 16:7

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אִם־יַאַסְרֻ֗נִי בְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּוְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי כְּאַחַ֥ד הָאָדָֽם׃

Word for word: and he.said to her Samson if people will.bind.me with seven cords fresh which not they.have.been.dried and I.will.be.weak and I.will.be like one of.(the) humankind

JPS 1917: And Samson said unto her: 'If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.'

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