The meaning of “לוּחַ”
Understanding lûwach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לֻחַ luach (loo'-akh); from a primitive root board, plate, table. - probably meaning to glisten - a tablet (as polish...
לוּחַ
or לֻחַ luach (loo'-akh); from a primitive root board, plate, table. - probably meaning to glisten - a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal 1) board, slab, tablet, plank 1a) tablets (of stone) 1b) boards (of wood) 1c) plate (of metal)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 32:19 | “And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.” Word: לוּחַ (lûwach) | |
| 1 Kings 8:9 | “There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.” Word: לוּחַ (lûwach) | |
| Proverbs 7:3 | “Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.” Word: לוּחַ (lûwach) | |
| Isaiah 30:8 | “Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:” Word: לוּחַ (lûwach) | |
| Ezekiel 27:5 | “They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.” Word: לוּחַ (lûwach) |
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