לֶ֖חִי
𐤋𐤇𐤉
lechi
his cheek
from an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone; cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
Lamentations 3:30 · Word #3
Lexicon H3895
| Lemma | לְחִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤉 |
| Transliteration | lᵉchîy |
| Strong's | H3895 |
| In-context | his cheek |
Morphology HNcbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3895-12
jaw-bone
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun (common gender form in some occurrences) in the absolute state; also used as a proper noun (place name "Lehi"). No pronominal suffix in the cited forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לְחִי is a feminine singular noun in the absolute state, denoting the fleshy cheek or jaw. Rendering it as "jaw-bone" preserves the concrete sense derived from the root idea of softness or fleshiness, while accurately reflecting its singular feminine form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לחה (softness, moistness, tenderness, fleshiness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3895-01 |
balechi | in the Jawbone |
H3895-02 |
bilechayeykha | in your jaw-cheeks |
H3895-03 |
bilechi | with the soft-cheek/jawbone of |
Word Usage (21 occurrences of H3895)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 18:3 | וְ/הַ/לְּחָיַ֖יִם | vehalechayayim | and the cheeks |
| Judges 15:15 | לְחִֽי | lechi | a jawbone |
| Judges 15:16 | בִּ/לְחִ֣י | bilechi | with the jawbone |