לָהַט
lâhaṭ · H3857 · Hebrew · 11 occurrences
Meanings
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to burn, to flame
Poetic term: process by which fire gives off flames
ExamplesPsalm 104:4 He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers.
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has flared in My anger, And it burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And devours the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Job 41:21 “His breath sets coals aglow, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
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to devour
Poetic term; literally: to set on fire; hence: causative process by which humans cause fatal harm to other humans
ExamplesPsalm 57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who devour, Among sons of mankind whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue is a sharp sword.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
9 occurrences in 4 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 4
- לֶהָבָהflame 3
- יוֹםday, time 1
- נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
8 occurrences in 8 groups
- גֶּחֶלburning coal 1
- הַרmountain 1
- מוֹסָדbase 1
- עֵץtree, wood 1
- צַרadversary, foe, distress 1
- רָשָׁעwicked 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אַחַרafter, behind+ וֹhim 1
- מִןfrom+ סָבִיבround about, around, on every side 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- סָבִיבround about, around, on every side 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 8 words
- צוּת tsûwth · H6702 · to set on fire
- Both לָהַט (lâhaṭ, H3857) and צות (tsûwth, H6702) denote burning actions; לָהַט (lâhaṭ, H3857) has a broader range (“burn up, set on fire, flaming, kindle”), while צות is simply “burn” and is attested only once.
- יָצַת yâtsath · H3341 · to set fire on, to set on fire, to kindle
- Both words are verbs of burning with closely overlapping senses (burn up, set on fire, kindle), so either could substitute for the other in contexts of combustion.
- קָדַח qâdach · H6919 · to kindle, to set ablaze
- Both words denote acts of combustion, burning and kindling, in the overlapping senses of setting on fire and kindling.
- אוֹר ʼôwr · H215 · to be light, to become light, to shine
- אוֹר (ʼôwr, H215) is primarily a verb of light and shining, with burning as a secondary extension, while לָהַט (lâhaṭ, H3857) is primarily a verb of burning and flame. They are distinct verbs that overlap in the application of burning and kindling.
- בָּעַר bâʻar · H1197 · to burn
- Both words are verbs of burning and kindling with overlapping core senses ('burn,' 'kindle,' 'set on fire'); they are two distinct Hebrew burning verbs.
- שָׂרַף sâraph · H8313 · to burn
- Both words denote burning or kindling actions, in the sense of causing fire or burning, and the two verbs could substitute for one another in many burning contexts.
- יָקַד yâqad · H3344 · to burn, to keep burning
- Both words are verbs of burning and kindling with overlapping senses; both can describe setting something on fire or causing it to burn, and they could substitute for each other in contexts of combustion.
- דָּלַק dâlaq · H1814 · to burn, to flame, to be fiery
- Both words denote burning, kindling or inflaming actions. דלק (dâlaq, H1814) has a broader range, since it can also mean to chase, persecute or pursue, but its core burning sense overlaps with the target term's more focused meaning of setting fire.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Burn002001001009
- This word means to burn, to be set on fire, or to flame up, so it belongs directly among words for burning.
- Impact002001001024
- The word is also used of the destructive force of fire consuming what it touches, an extension of burning into impact.
- Unsafe002003003022
- The word describes a burning, threatening danger, as with the flaming sword guarding Eden (Genesis 3:24), a position of peril.
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3857. lahat [לָהַט] verb blaze up, flame (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac ; Assyrian la±âtu, in…
[לָהַט] verb blaze up, flame (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac ; Assyrian la±âtu, in derived forms); —
Qal Participle active לֹהֵט אֵשׁ Psa 104:4 a flaming fire (so Bae; וָלַהַט אֵשׁ Bi Che, compare Ol), made into ׳יs servants; plural לֹהֲטִים Psa 57:5 (figurative of enemies, compare לְבָאִם va).
Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular וְלִהַט Malachi 3:19; Mal 3:3feminine singular לִהֲטָה Joe 1:19; Imperfect3feminine singular תְּלַהֵט Joe 2:3-4t.; וַתְּלַהֵט Deu 32:22; suffix וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ Isa 42:25; — set ablaze, usually with accusative; — foundation of mountains, Deu 32:22 (subject אֵשׁ figurative, of ׳יs judgement, || אָכַל יָקַד, קָדַח,), compare ׳תְּל הָרִים Psa 83:15 (in simile, subject לֶהָבָה; || תִּבְעַריָֿ֑עַר כְּאֵשׁ; of flame (לֶהָבָה); consuming trees Joe 1:19 ( of effects of drought; || אָֽכְלָה אֵשׁ); persons Malachi 3:19 (subject הַבָּא הַיּוֺם || בָּעַר); compare Psa 97:3 (subject אֵשׁ), Psa 106:18 (subject לֶהָבָה || אֵשׁ וַתִּבְעַרֿ; hyperb of ׳יs wrath (חֵמָה מִלְחָמָה וֱעֶזוּז אַמּוֺ) consuming Jacob Isa 42:25; of crocodile (hyperb.), תְלַהֵ֑ט גֶּחָלִים נַפְשׁוֺ Job 41:13 his breath setteth coals ablaze; absolute Joe 2:3, figurative of devastation by locusts (subject לֶהָבָה; || אֵשׁ אָֽכְלָה).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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