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לֶקֶט

𐤋𐤒𐤈

leqeṭ

H3951 noun

SILEX Entry

Root לקט to gather, collect, pick up

Definition

Leqeṭ refers specifically to that which is gathered from a field after the initial harvest, especially produce such as ears of grain or stalks that have fallen or been purposely left by reapers. In Israelite agricultural law, leqeṭ represents a category of food left intentionally for the benefit of the poor, resident strangers, widows, and orphans. The semantic range includes both the act and the result of post-harvest collection, but as a noun it denotes primarily the items themselves: gleanings.

Semantic Range

gleaning, produce left or dropped during harvest, items collected by the poor after reapers, the act of gleaning; by extension, remnants or what is picked up

Root / Etymology

From the verb root לקט (laqṭ), meaning 'to gather, pick up, collect.' The noun לֶקֶט leqeṭ is a nominal formation indicating that which is gathered, specifically the leftover produce collected after the main harvest.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Torah (e.g. Lev 19:9-10; 23:22; Deut 24:19), leqeṭ is a technical legal term within agricultural law, designating the right of the landless and marginalized to the gleanings of the harvest, as a form of field-based social welfare. Leqeṭ is distinct from other agricultural portions reserved for the poor, such as פֵּאָה (pe'ah, 'field corner') and עוֹלֵלוֹת (ʿolelôt, 'unripe grape clusters'), each having its own legal stipulations. The concept and practice of leqeṭ is especially relevant in texts concerned with social justice and land use. In later periods, rabbinic literature elaborates the precise conditions and procedures related to leqeṭ, often anchoring such discussions in biblical precedent. Modern English translations usually render leqeṭ as 'gleanings,' but this can obscure the technical and legal nuance of the Hebrew term and its specific social context in ancient Israelite society.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from לָקַט; the gleaning; gleaning.

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Root Family

לקט (l-q-ṭ) — gather, collect, pick up

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3219 יַלְקוּט and in the gathering-pouch
H3950 לָקַט let me glean

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3951-01 וְ/לֶ֥קֶט veleqet HC/Ncmsc and-gleaning and gleanings-of and gleanings of 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3951-01 Leviticus 19:9 וְ/לֶ֥קֶט veleqet HC/Ncmsc and the gleaning and gleanings-of and gleanings-of
H3951-01 Leviticus 23:22 וְ/לֶ֥קֶט veleqet HC/Ncmsc and-gleaning and gleanings-of and gleanings of
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