Strong’s H3871 · Hebrew
לוּחַ
lûwach
loo'-akh
Definition
probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Etymology
or לֻחַ; from a primitive root;
Where the KJV renders it
- board
- plate
- table
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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