Lehi — the meaning of the Hebrew name לֶחִי

לֶחִי

Lechîy · pronounced lekh'-ee · Strong's H3896 · a place

Lehi means Lechi, a place in Palestine.

Built from

לְחִי lᵉchîy (a form of, H3895) — the cheek (from its fleshiness) open in the lexicon ›

רָמַת לֶחִי Râmath Lechîy (compare also, H7437) — height of a jaw-bone open in the lexicon ›

a form of H3895; Lechi, a place in Palestine.

Judg 15:9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Judges

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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