Berean Strong's Lexicon luach: Tablet, board, plank Original Word: לֻחַ Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood, or metal. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4109 (πλάξ, plax): Refers to a flat surface or tablet, used in the New Testament to describe the tablets of stone. Usage: The Hebrew word "luach" primarily refers to a tablet or board, often used in the context of inscribing or writing. In the Bible, it is most famously associated with the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed by the finger of God. The term can also refer to wooden or metal boards used for various purposes, including construction or writing. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, tablets were common mediums for writing. Stone tablets, in particular, were used for important inscriptions due to their durability. The use of "luach" in the context of the Ten Commandments highlights the permanence and divine authority of God's law. Writing on tablets was a practice that signified the importance and unchangeable nature of the message inscribed. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a tablet, board or plank, a plate NASB Translation planks (4), plates (1), tablet (4), tablets (34). Brown-Driver-Briggs לוּחַ noun masculine tablet, board or plank, plate (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic לוּחָא,  ; Arabic  ; (modern pronunciation lûµ, lôµ, compare e.g. SpiroArab.-Eng. Vocab. Buhl), Ethiopic  , but Assyrian li±û (as if from לחה) in DlHWB 366; see, however, lêjum (lêyum) JägerBAS i, 486); — ׳ל absolute Isaiah 30:8; construct Proverbs 3:3 4t.; dual לֻחֹתָ֑יִם Ezekiel 27:5; plural לוחֹת (לֻחוֺת, לֻחֹת) absolute Exodus 32:16 17t.; construct Deuteronomy 4:13 16t.; — 1 chiefly of stone tablets on which ten words were written Exodus 24:12; Exodus 31:18b; Exodus 32:16 (twice in verse); Exodus 32:19 (all E), Exodus 34:1 (3 t. in verse); Exodus 34:4 (twice in verse); Exodus 34:28 (all J), Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 5:19; Deuteronomy 9:9,10,11,17; Deuteronomy 10:1,2(twice in verse); Deuteronomy 10:3 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 10:4,5; 1 Kings 8:9; 2Chronicles 5:10; הָעֵדֻת ׳ל Exodus 31:18a; Exodus 32:15; compare Exodus 34:29 (all P); הַבְּרִית ׳ל Deuteronomy 9:9,11,15; tablet for writing prophecy Isaiah 30:8 ׅ "" (סֵפֶר, Habakkuk 2:2, and figurative, b>לוּחַ לָבְּךָ Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:3 (for writing wise counsel), compare Jeremiah 17:1 (inscribing sin of Judah); (verb mostly כָּחַב Exodus 31:18b; Exodus 32:15; Deuteronomy 9:10; עַל ׳כ Exodus 34:1,28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 5:19; Deuteronomy 10:2,4; Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:3; Isaiah 30:8; חָרַשׁ עַל Jeremiah 17:1; כָּרַת followed by accusative Deuteronomy 9:9 compare 1 Kings 8:9 2Chronicles 5:10; חָרַת עַל Exodus 32:16; בֵּאֵר עַל Habakkuk 2:2). 2 wooden boards, composing altar of tabernacle Exodus 27:8; Exodus 38:7; planks composing ship (figurative of Tyre) Ezekiel 27:5; cf, נָצוּר עָלָיהָ לוּחַ אָ֑רֶז Songs 8:9, of door. 3 (metal) plates on bases of lavers in Solomon's temple 1 Kings 7:36. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance board, plate, table Or luach {loo'-akh}; from a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal -- board, plate, table. Forms and Transliterations הַלֻּח֑וֹת הַלֻּח֔וֹת הַלֻּחֹ֔ת הַלֻּחֹ֖ת הַלֻּחֹ֗ת הַלֻּחֹ֜ת הַלֻּחֹ֥ת הַלֻּחֹֽת׃ הַלֻּחֹת֙ הלחות הלחת הלחת׃ וְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔ת והלחת ל֛וּחַ ל֣וּחַ ל֥וּחַ לֻֽחֹתָ֑יִם לֻח֣וֹת לֻח֥וֹת לֻחֹ֖ת לֻחֹ֗ת לֻחֹ֣ת לֻחֹ֤ת לֻחֹ֥ת לֻחֹ֨ת לוּחֹ֣ת לוּחֹ֤ת לוח לוחת לחות לחת לחתים hal·lu·ḥō·wṯ hal·lu·ḥōṯ halluChot halluḥōṯ halluḥōwṯ lū·aḥ lu·ḥō·ṯā·yim lu·ḥō·wṯ lu·ḥōṯ lū·ḥōṯ Luach lūaḥ luChot luchoTayim luḥōṯ lūḥōṯ luḥōṯāyim luḥōwṯ veHalluChot wə·hal·lu·ḥōṯ wəhalluḥōṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 24:12 HEB: לְךָ֜ אֶת־ לֻחֹ֣ת הָאֶ֗בֶן וְהַתּוֹרָה֙ NAS: you the stone tablets with the law KJV: and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, INT: there will give tablets the stone the law Exodus 27:8 Exodus 31:18 Exodus 31:18 Exodus 32:15 Exodus 32:15 Exodus 32:16 Exodus 32:16 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 34:1 Exodus 34:1 Exodus 34:1 Exodus 34:4 Exodus 34:4 Exodus 34:28 Exodus 34:29 Exodus 38:7 Deuteronomy 4:13 Deuteronomy 5:22 Deuteronomy 9:9 Deuteronomy 9:9 Deuteronomy 9:10 Deuteronomy 9:11 Deuteronomy 9:11 Deuteronomy 9:15 43 Occurrences |
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