לַפִּיד
lappîyd · H3940 · Hebrew · 13 occurrences
Thing
- TorchHousehold24 verses
Meanings
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torch
A piece of wood burning on one end, used to provide light or to ignite something else, associated with light and destruction
ExamplesGenesis 15:17 Now it came about, when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch appeared which passed between these pieces.
Judges 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three units, and he put trumpets and empty pitchers into the hands of all of them, with torches inside the pitchers.
Judges 7:20 When the three units blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing, and shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”
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flame
A burst of brightly glowing light, whose source can be seen (like fire) or invisible (like lightning)
ExamplesExodus 20:18 And all the people were watching and hearing the thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance.
Job 41:19 “From his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֵשׁfire 3
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֶחָדone 1
- עָבַרto pass 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
What is done to itIt is the object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- לָקַחto take, to receive 1
- רָאָהto see 1
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- תָּוֶךְmiddle 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מַרְאֶהappearance, sight, vision 1
- עַיִןeye, sight 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
6 occurrences in 2 groups
- בin/on/with 4
- כlike/as 4
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מַרְאֶהappearance, sight, vision 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 4 words
- זִיקָה zîyqâh · H2131 · chains, fetters, firebrand
- Both the target term and זֵק (זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131)) denote burning or flaming objects used for light or fire-starting — brands, torches, firebrands. They overlap substantially in sense and could substitute for one another in many contexts, reflecting real semantic proximity rather than a broad or coincidental categorization.
- בָּרָק bârâq · H1300 · lightning, flashing, glittering
- These are genuinely distinct lexemes with overlapping semantic territory in the "lightning" sense, making them legitimate near-synonyms in that context. Both can denote bright flashing light phenomena, though לַפִּיד (lappîyd, H3940) has a broader range including man-made fire sources (torch, lamp, brand) while בָּרָק (bârâq, H1300) emphasizes natural lightning and metaphorical sword-glitter.
- נִיר nîyr · H5216 · lamp
- Both words denote implements that produce or carry light. The target term emphasizes a torch, brand or firebrand (fire-based and portable), while נִיר (nîyr, H5216) centers on a lamp or candle (a sustained light source).
- בָּזָק bâzâq · H965 · lightning
- בָּזָק (bâzâq, H965) emphasizes the momentary flash or brightness; לַפִּיד (lappîyd, H3940) can denote the lightning phenomenon more broadly, and also extends to man-made torches/lamps.
In the other Testament 1 word
- λαμπάς lampás · G2985 · torch, lamp
- Greek λαμπάς (lampas) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew לַפִּיד (lappid), both denoting a portable light source (torch, lamp, or flaming brand) used for illumination or as a fire-bearing instrument.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Lamps001003001001012
- לַפִּיד denotes a torch or burning lamp, as in Genesis 15:17's "a flaming torch" passing between the covenant pieces, placing the word among light-producing objects.
- Fire001002005006
- The same word also names lightning or a firebrand more generally, as in Judges 15:4's foxes with torches tied between their tails, tying the object to fire itself.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3940. lappid לַמּיד noun masculineJdg 15:4 torch (Late Hebrew id.); — ׳ל absolute Jdg…
לַמּיד noun masculineJdg 15:4 torch (Late Hebrew id.); — ׳ל absolute Jdg 15:4; Isa 62:1; construct Gen 15:17; Zec 12:6; plural לַמִּידִים Jdg 15:5 Jdg 15:2t., לַמִּידִם Exo 20:18, לַמִּדִים Jdg 7:16 Jdg 7:3t.; construct לַמִּידֵי Dan 10:6: — torch, Jdg 7:16, Jdg 7:20; Jdg 15:4 (twice in verse); Jdg 15:5 (kindled, בְּ אֵשׁ ׳הִבְעִיר); אֵשׁ לַמִּיד Gen 15:17 ( + תַּנּוּר עָשָׁן,; J E), Zec 12:6 (simile of conquering power of [chiefs of] Judah; || אֵשׁ כִּיּוֺר), אֵשׁ לַמִּידֵי Dan 10:6 (simile of eyes of angel in vision; || בָרָק כְּמַרְאֵה וּפָנָיו); simile of flashes (reflected from) darting chariots Nahum 2:15 (|| בְּרָקִים); ׳ל of lightning-flashes Exo 20:18 (E; + קוֺלֹת thunder-peals); of flashing water-drops expelled by snortings of crocodile Job 41:11 (|| אֵשׁ כִּידוֺדֵי); of flame between cherubim Eze 1:13 (|| אֵשׁ אֵשׁ, גַּחֲלֵיֿ); simile of Zion's glorious deliverance Isa 62:1 (|| נֹגַהּ). — לַמִּיד Job 12:5 see below מִּיד.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 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
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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