לוּחַ
lûwach · loo'-akh
probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Lexicon
Derivation: or לֻחַ; from a primitive root;
probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
- probably meaning to glisten
- a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: board, plate, table.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
Authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לוּחַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
43 occurrences · 43 OT · 0 NT · 25 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- tables20 · 47%
- the tables4 · 9%
- with boards2 · 5%
- upon the tables2 · 5%
- even the tables2 · 5%
- on the tables2 · 5%
- them upon the table2 · 5%
- thee tables1 · 2%
- and the tables1 · 2%
- upon these tables1 · 2%
- for on the plates1 · 2%
- her with boards1 · 2%
- it before them in a table1 · 2%
- upon the table1 · 2%
- all thy ship boards1 · 2%
- upon tables1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.