The meaning of “לֶקַח”
Understanding leqach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
doctrine, learning, fair speech. - properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the...
לֶקַח
doctrine, learning, fair speech. - properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer) - also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement 1) learning, teaching, insight 1a) instruction (obj) 1b) teaching (thing taught) 1b1) teaching-power 1b2) persuasiveness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:2 | “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:” Word: לֶקַח (leqach) | |
| Job 11:4 | “For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.” Word: לֶקַח (leqach) | |
| Proverbs 9:9 | “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.” Word: לֶקַח (leqach) | |
| Isaiah 29:24 | “They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. ” Word: לֶקַח (leqach) |
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