3925. lamad
Strong's Lexicon
lamad: To learn, to teach, to instruct

Original Word: לָמַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: lamad
Pronunciation: lah-MAHD
Phonetic Spelling: (law-mad')
Definition: To learn, to teach, to instruct
Meaning: to goad, to teach

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3129 (μανθάνω, manthano) - to learn

- G1321 (διδάσκω, didasko) - to teach

Usage: The Hebrew verb "lamad" primarily means "to learn" or "to teach." It conveys the process of acquiring knowledge or skills through instruction or experience. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it often refers to the teaching and learning of God's laws, commandments, and wisdom. The term underscores the importance of education and the transmission of divine truths from one generation to the next.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, education was a communal and familial responsibility, deeply rooted in religious practice. The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) emphasizes the importance of teaching God's commandments to children. Learning was not merely an intellectual exercise but a holistic process involving the heart, soul, and strength. The role of the teacher was highly esteemed, and the process of learning was seen as a lifelong journey toward understanding and living out God's will.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to exercise in, learn
NASB Translation
accept (1), expert (1), instruct (1), instructors (1), learn (15), learned (5), really learn (1), skillful (1), taught (15), teach (30), teachers (1), teaches (3), teaching (1), teaching and again (1), train (1), trained (2), trains (3), untrained* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
לָמַד verb exercise in, learn (Late Hebrew id., be accustomed to, learn; Aramaic לְמַד (rare) learn; Syriac Pa`el accustom, combine; Ettaph`al be taught, etc.; Assyrian lamâdu, learn, DlProl. 29); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ל Isaiah 26:10; 1singular לָמַדְתִּי Proverbs 30:3 3t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יִלְמַד Deuteronomy 17:19; 1singular אֶלְמְדָה Psalm 119:73; 3plural יִלְמְדוּן Deuteronomy 4:10 12t. Imperfect; Imperative לִמְדוּ Isaiah 1:17; Infinitive absolute לָמֹד Jeremiah 12:16; construct suffix לָמְדִי Psalm 119:7; Participle pass construct לְמוּדֵי 1 Chronicles 5:8; — learn something, with accusative Deuteronomy 5:1; Psalm 119:7; Psalm 119:71; Psalm 119:73; Psalm 106:35; Proverbs 30:3; Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 26:9,10; Isaiah 29:24; Jeremiah 12:16 (twice in verse); Micah 4:3; with אֶל Jeremiah 10:2; with infinitive Deuteronomy 18:9; Isaiah 1:17; Ezekiel 19:3,6; לְיִרְאָה Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 31:13; וְיָ˜רְאוּ Deuteronomy 31:12; לְמוּדֵי מִלְחָמָה trained to war 1 Chronicles 5:18.

Piel Perfect3masculine singular לִמַּד Ecclesiastes 12:9; 2masculine suffix לִמַּדְתָּנִי Psalm 71:17 7t. Perfect; Imperfect יְלַמֵּד Psalm 25:9; יְלַמֶּדֿ Job 21:22; 2masculine singular suffix תְּלַמְּדֶנּוּ Psalm 94:12; 1singular אֲלַמְּדָה Psalm 51:15; 3masculine plural יְלַמֵּד֑וּן Deuteronomy 4:10 12t. Imperfect; Imperative suffix לַמְּדֵנִי Psalm 25:4 12t. Imperative; Infinitive לַמֵּד Jeremiah 32:33 9t.; Participle מְלַמֵּד Deuteronomy 4:1 7t. Participle; — teach, absolute 2 Chronicles 17:7,9 (twice in verse); Psalm 60:1; teach some one something, with double accusative Deuteronomy 4:5,14; Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 11:19; Deuteronomy 31:19,22; Judges 3:2; 2 Samuel 1:18 (?), Psalm 25:4; Psalm 25:9; Psalm 34:12; Psalm 51:15; Psalm 94:10; Psalm 119:12; Psalm 119:26; Psalm 119:64; Psalm 119:66,67,68,108,124,135,171; Psalm 132:12; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Isaiah 40:14; Jeremiah 2:33; Jeremiah 9:13,19; Jeremiah 13:21; Daniel 1:4; with accusative of person Deuteronomy 4:10; Psalm 25:5; Psalm 71:17; Songs 8:2; Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 32:33 (twice in verse); Ezra 7:10; accusative of thing Job 21:22; accusative of person ל of thing 2 Samuel 22:35 = Psalm 18:35; Psalm 144:1; accusative of thing ל person Job 21:22; accusative of person מִן of thing Psalm 94:12; accusative of person בְּ of thing Isaiah 40:14; accusative of person infinitive of thing Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 6:1; Deuteronomy 20:8; Psalm 143:10; Jeremiah 9:4; Jeremiah 12:16; מְלַמְּדַי my teachers Psalm 119:99; Proverbs 5:13.

Pual Perfect3masculine singular לֻמָּ֑ד Jeremiah 31:18; Participle plural construct מְלֻמְּדֵי 1 Chronicles 25:7; Songs 3:8; feminine מְלֻמָּדָה Isaiah 29:13; Hosea 10:11; — trained, as soldiers Songs 3:8; singers 1 Chronicles 25:7; a bullock to the yoke Hosea 10:11; taught, of a human command Isaiah 29:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to teach, to goad,

A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive):(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, - ing).

Forms and Transliterations
אֲלַ֫מְּדֵ֥ם אֲלַמְּדָ֣ה אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם׃ אֶלְמַ֥ד אלמד אלמדה אלמדכם׃ אלמדם בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י בלמדי הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד המלמד וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י וְ֝לַמְּדֵ֗נִי וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי וְאֶלְמְדָ֥ה וְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם וְלַמְּדָ֥הּ וְלַמֵּ֔ד וְלַמֵּ֤ד וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה וְלָ֣מְד֔וּ וִֽילַמֵּ֖ד וַֽ֝יִּלְמְד֗וּ וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּ וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙ וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ וַיִּלְמַ֥ד וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד וּלְמַדְתֶּ֣ם וּלְמוּדֵ֖י ואלמדה וילמד וילמדה וילמדהו וילמדו וללמד וללמדם ולמד ולמדה ולמדו ולמדנה ולמדני ולמדתם ולמודי ולמלמדי יְלַמְּד֣וּ יְלַמְּד֤וּ יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ יְלַמֶּד־ יִלְמְד֗וּ יִלְמְד֜וּן יִלְמְד֥וּ יִלְמְד֥וּן יִלְמְדוּ֩ יִלְמְדוּ־ יִלְמַ֗ד ילמד ילמד־ ילמדו ילמדו־ ילמדון ילמדון׃ לְלַמְּדָ֖ם לְלַמֵּ֖ד לְלַמֵּ֣ד לְלַמֵּ֥ד לְלַמֵּֽד׃ לִמְּד֖וּם לִמְּד֧וּ לִמְּדוּ֙ לִמְד֥וּ לִמַּ֣דְתִּי לִמַּ֨דְתְּ לִמַּדְתַּ֥נִי לִמַּד־ לִמַּ֖דְתְּ לַמְּדֵ֑נִי לַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀ לַמְּדֵ֥נִי לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ לָמְד֖וּ לָמַ֣ד לָמַ֥דְתִּי לָמֹ֣ד לֻמָּ֑ד ללמד ללמד׃ ללמדם למד למד־ למדו למדום למדני למדני׃ למדת למדתי למדתני מְלַמְּדַ֥י מְלַמֵּ֣ד מְלַמֵּ֥ד מְלַמֶּדְךָ֣ מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י מְלֻמְּדֵי־ מְלֻמָּדָֽה׃ מְלֻמָּדָה֙ מלמד מלמדה מלמדה׃ מלמדי מלמדי־ מלמדך תְּלַמְּדֵ֑ם תְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִי תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִי תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃ תִּלְמַ֗ד תִּלְמָ֔דוּ תִלְמַ֣ד תלמד תלמדו תלמדם תלמדנו׃ תלמדני ’ă·lam·mə·ḏāh ’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm ’ă·lam·meḏ·ḵem ’ălamməḏāh ’ălamməḏêm ’ălammeḏḵem ’el·maḏ ’elmaḏ alammeDah alammedChem aLammeDem bə·lā·mə·ḏî belameDi bəlāməḏî elMad ham·lam·mêḏ hamlamMed hamlammêḏ lā·maḏ lā·maḏ·tî lā·mə·ḏū lā·mōḏ lam·mə·ḏê·nî laMad lāmaḏ laMadti lāmaḏtî lameDu lāməḏū lammeDeni lamməḏênî laMod lāmōḏ lə·lam·mə·ḏām lə·lam·mêḏ lelamMed ləlammêḏ lelammeDam ləlamməḏām lim·ḏū lim·maḏ- lim·maḏ·ta·nî lim·maḏ·tî lim·maḏt lim·mə·ḏū lim·mə·ḏūm limDu limḏū limmad limmaḏ- limMadt limmaḏt limmadTani limmaḏtanî limMadti limmaḏtî limmeDu limməḏū limmeDum limməḏūm lum·māḏ lumMad lummāḏ mə·lam·mə·ḏay mə·lam·mêḏ mə·lam·meḏ·ḵā mə·lum·mā·ḏāh mə·lum·mə·ḏê mə·lum·mə·ḏê- melamMed məlammêḏ melammeDai məlamməḏay melammedCha məlammeḏḵā melummaDah məlummāḏāh məlumməḏê məlumməḏê- melummedei tə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî ṯə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî tə·lam·mə·ḏêm ṯə·lam·mə·ḏen·nū telammeDem təlamməḏêm telammeDeni təlamməḏênî ṯəlamməḏênî telammeDennu ṯəlamməḏennū til·mā·ḏū til·maḏ ṯil·maḏ tilMad tilmaḏ ṯilmaḏ tilMadu tilmāḏū ū·lă·lam·mə·ḏām ū·lə·lam·mêḏ ū·lə·maḏ·tem ū·lə·mū·ḏê ulalammeDam ūlălamməḏām ulelamMed ūləlammêḏ ulemadTem ūləmaḏtem ūləmūḏê ulemuDei vaiyilMad vaiyilmeDu vaylammeDah vaylammeDehu vaylammeDu veelmeDah veLameDu velamMed velammeDah velamMedenah velammeDeni velimlammeDai velimmadTem vilamMed way·lam·mə·ḏāh way·lam·mə·ḏê·hū way·lam·mə·ḏū way·yil·maḏ way·yil·mə·ḏū waylamməḏāh waylamməḏêhū waylamməḏū wayyilmaḏ wayyilməḏū wə’elməḏāh wə·’el·mə·ḏāh wə·lā·mə·ḏū wə·lam·mə·ḏāh wə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh wə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî wə·lam·mêḏ wə·lim·lam·mə·ḏay wə·lim·maḏ·tem wəlāməḏū wəlammêḏ wəlamməḏāh wəlammêḏənāh wəlamməḏênî wəlimlamməḏay wəlimmaḏtem wî·lam·mêḏ wîlammêḏ yə·lam·mə·ḏū yə·lam·mê·ḏūn yə·lam·meḏ- yelammed yəlammeḏ- yelammeDu yəlamməḏū yelammeDun yəlammêḏūn yil·maḏ yil·mə·ḏū yil·mə·ḏū- yil·mə·ḏūn yilMad yilmaḏ yilmeDu yilməḏū yilməḏū- yilmeDun yilməḏūn
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Deuteronomy 4:1
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מְלַמֵּ֥ד אֶתְכֶ֖ם לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת
NAS: which I am teaching you to perform,
KJV: and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do
INT: which I am teaching to perform so

Deuteronomy 4:5
HEB: רְאֵ֣ה ׀ לִמַּ֣דְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֗ם חֻקִּים֙
NAS: See, I have taught you statutes
KJV: Behold, I have taught you statutes
INT: See have taught statutes and judgments

Deuteronomy 4:10
HEB: דְּבָרָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִלְמְד֜וּן לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֹתִ֗י
NAS: so they may learn to fear
KJV: my words, that they may learn to fear
INT: my words so may learn to fear all

Deuteronomy 4:10
HEB: וְאֶת־ בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃
NAS: on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'
KJV: upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.
INT: the earth their children may teach

Deuteronomy 4:14
HEB: בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא לְלַמֵּ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֔ם חֻקִּ֖ים
NAS: me at that time to teach you statutes
KJV: me at that time to teach you statutes
INT: time he to teach statutes and judgments

Deuteronomy 5:1
HEB: בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם וּלְמַדְתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔ם וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם
NAS: in your hearing, that you may learn them and observe
KJV: this day, that ye may learn them, and keep,
INT: your hearing today you may learn and observe carefully

Deuteronomy 5:31
HEB: וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תְּלַמְּדֵ֑ם וְעָשׂ֣וּ בָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: which you shall teach them, that they may observe
KJV: and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do
INT: and the judgments which shall teach may observe the land

Deuteronomy 6:1
HEB: יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם לְלַמֵּ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֑ם לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת
NAS: has commanded [me] to teach you, that you might do
KJV: commanded to teach you, that ye might do
INT: the LORD your God teach do the land

Deuteronomy 11:19
HEB: וְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֛ם אֶת־
NAS: You shall teach them to your sons,
KJV: And ye shall teach them your children,
INT: shall teach to your sons talking

Deuteronomy 14:23
HEB: וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֣עַן תִּלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָ֛ה אֶת־
NAS: so that you may learn to fear
KJV: and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear
INT: and your flock so you may learn to fear God

Deuteronomy 17:19
HEB: חַיָּ֑יו לְמַ֣עַן יִלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: of his life, that he may learn to fear
KJV: of his life: that he may learn to fear
INT: of his life because of may learn to fear the LORD

Deuteronomy 18:9
HEB: לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא־ תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת
NAS: gives you, you shall not learn to imitate
KJV: giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do
INT: gives shall not learn to imitate the detestable

Deuteronomy 20:18
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־ יְלַמְּד֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת
NAS: so that they may not teach you to do
KJV: That they teach you not to do
INT: which may not teach to do to all

Deuteronomy 31:12
HEB: יִשְׁמְע֜וּ וּלְמַ֣עַן יִלְמְד֗וּ וְיָֽרְאוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: that they may hear and learn and fear
KJV: that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear
INT: may hear so and learn and fear the LORD

Deuteronomy 31:13
HEB: יָדְע֗וּ יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ וְלָ֣מְד֔וּ לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: will hear and learn to fear
KJV: [any thing], may hear, and learn to fear
INT: known will hear and learn to fear the LORD

Deuteronomy 31:19
HEB: הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את וְלַמְּדָ֥הּ אֶת־ בְּנֵי־
NAS: song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons
KJV: ye this song for you, and teach it the children
INT: song yourselves and teach to the sons of Israel

Deuteronomy 31:22
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: day, and taught it to the sons
KJV: the same day, and taught it the children
INT: day the same and taught to the sons of Israel

Judges 3:2
HEB: בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְלַמְּדָ֖ם מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥ק
NAS: of Israel might be taught war,
KJV: might know, to teach them war,
INT: of the sons of Israel might be taught war but

2 Samuel 1:18
HEB: וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־ יְהוּדָ֖ה
NAS: and he told [them] to teach the sons
KJV: (Also he bade them teach the children
INT: told teach the sons of Judah

2 Samuel 22:35
HEB: מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
NAS: He trains my hands for battle,
KJV: He teacheth my hands to war;
INT: trains my hands battle

1 Chronicles 5:18
HEB: וְדֹ֣רְכֵי קֶ֔שֶׁת וּלְמוּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֨ים
NAS: with bow and [were] skillful in battle,
KJV: with bow, and skilful in war,
INT: shoot bow and skilful war and forty

1 Chronicles 25:7
HEB: עִם־ אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם מְלֻמְּדֵי־ שִׁ֖יר לַיהוָ֑ה
NAS: Their number who were trained in singing
KJV: of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs
INT: with their brethren were instructed the songs of the LORD

2 Chronicles 17:7
HEB: וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ לְלַמֵּ֖ד בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃
NAS: and Micaiah, to teach in the cities
KJV: and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities
INT: Nethanel and Micaiah to teach the cities of Judah

2 Chronicles 17:9
HEB: וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔ם
NAS: They taught in Judah,
KJV: And they taught in Judah,
INT: taught Judah with

2 Chronicles 17:9
HEB: עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ בָּעָֽם׃
NAS: of Judah and taught among the people.
KJV: of Judah, and taught the people.
INT: the cities of Judah and taught the people

86 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3925
86 Occurrences


’ă·lam·mə·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
’ă·lam·meḏ·ḵem — 1 Occ.
’ă·lam·mə·ḏêm — 1 Occ.
bə·lā·mə·ḏî — 1 Occ.
’el·maḏ — 1 Occ.
ham·lam·mêḏ — 2 Occ.
lā·maḏ — 1 Occ.
lā·maḏ·tî — 1 Occ.
lā·mə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
lam·mə·ḏê·nî — 9 Occ.
lā·mōḏ — 1 Occ.
lə·lam·mêḏ — 5 Occ.
lə·lam·mə·ḏām — 1 Occ.
lim·ḏū — 1 Occ.
lim·maḏ- — 1 Occ.
lim·maḏt — 2 Occ.
lim·maḏ·ta·nî — 1 Occ.
lim·maḏ·tî — 1 Occ.
lim·mə·ḏū — 2 Occ.
lim·mə·ḏūm — 1 Occ.
lum·māḏ — 1 Occ.
mə·lam·mêḏ — 3 Occ.
mə·lam·mə·ḏay — 1 Occ.
mə·lam·meḏ·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mə·lum·mā·ḏāh — 2 Occ.
mə·lum·mə·ḏê- — 2 Occ.
tə·lam·mə·ḏêm — 1 Occ.
ṯə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî — 2 Occ.
ṯə·lam·mə·ḏen·nū — 1 Occ.
til·maḏ — 2 Occ.
til·mā·ḏū — 1 Occ.
ū·lă·lam·mə·ḏām — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·lam·mêḏ — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·maḏ·tem — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·mū·ḏê — 1 Occ.
way·yil·maḏ — 2 Occ.
way·yil·mə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
way·lam·mə·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
way·lam·mə·ḏê·hū — 2 Occ.
way·lam·mə·ḏū — 2 Occ.
wə·’el·mə·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·mə·ḏū — 1 Occ.
wə·lam·mêḏ — 2 Occ.
wə·lam·mə·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî — 2 Occ.
wə·lim·lam·mə·ḏay — 1 Occ.
wə·lim·maḏ·tem — 1 Occ.
wî·lam·mêḏ — 1 Occ.
yə·lam·meḏ- — 1 Occ.
yə·lam·mə·ḏū — 2 Occ.
yə·lam·mê·ḏūn — 1 Occ.
yil·maḏ — 1 Occ.
yil·mə·ḏū — 4 Occ.
yil·mə·ḏūn — 2 Occ.
















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