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Strong's #3857 - לָהַט
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- to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame
- (Qal) blazing (participle)
- 1b)(Piel) to scorch, burn, blaze
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1262) ul (לתה LTh) AC: Cover CO: Veil AB: Secret: The pictograph l is a picture of the shepherd staff representing authority, the u is a picture of a basket or container. Combined these mean "authority contained". The covering that covers and hides the face of a woman.
A) ul (לתה LTh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Secret: A covering that hides what is behind.
Nm) ul (לתה LTh) - Secret: KJV (6): enchantment, softly, secretly, privily - Strongs: H3909 (לָט)
D) ual (לאתה LATh) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: Secret
V) ual (לאתה LATh) - Cover: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) cover - Strongs: H3813 (לָאַט)
Nm) ual (לאתה LATh) - Secret: Something that is covered or hidden. KJV (1): cover - Strongs: H3814 (לָאט)
E) aul (לתהא LThA) AC: ? CO: Lizard AB: ?: A hiding by covering.
Nf1) eaul (לתהאה LThAH) - Lizard: From the camouflaging capability of the lizard to hide. KJV (1): lizard - Strongs: H3911 (לְטָאָה)
G) uel (להתה LHTh) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Secret
V) uel (להתה LHTh) - Burn: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Piel, Participle) fire, burn, kindle, - Strongs: H3857 (לָהַט)
Nm) uel (להתה LHTh) - Secret: KJV (2): flaming, enchantment - Strongs: H3858 (לַהַט)
J) ufl (לותה LWTh) AC: Wrap CO: ? AB: ?
V) ufl (לותה LWTh) - Wrap: To cover something by wrapping it. KJV (3): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) wrap, cast - Strongs: H3874 (לוּט)
Nm) ufl (לותה LWTh) - I. Covering: II. Myrrh:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (3): covering, myrrh - Strongs: H3875 (לוֹט), H3910 (לֹט)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Participle active אֵשׁ לֹהֵט Psalm 104:4 a flaming fire (so Bae; אֵשׁ וָלַהַט Bi Che, compare Ol), made into ׳י s servants; plural לֹהֲטִים Psalm 57:5 (figurative of enemies, compare לְבָאִם v a).
Pi`el Perfect 3 feminine singular וְלִהַט Malachi 3:19; 3 feminine singular לִהֲטָה Joel 1:19; Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּלַהֵט Joel 2:3 4t.; וַתְּלַהֵט Deuteronomy 32:22; suffix וַתְּלַהֲטֵהוּ Isaiah 42:25; — set ablaze, usually with accusative; — foundation of mountains, Deuteronomy 32:22 (subject אֵשׁ figurative, of ׳י s judgement, "" קָדַח, יָקַד, אָכַל), compare הָרִים׳תְּל Psalm 83:15 (in simile, subject לֶהָבָה; "" כְּאֵשׁ תִּבְעַריָֿ֑עַר; of flame (לֶהָבָה); consuming trees Joel 1:19 ( of effects of drought; "" אֵשׁ אָֽכְלָה); persons Malachi 3:19 (subject הַיּוֺם הַבָּא "" בָּעַר); compare Psalm 97:3 (subject אֵשׁ), Psalm 106:18 (subject לֶהָבָה "" וַתִּבְעַרֿ אֵשׁ; hyperb of ׳י s wrath (אַמּוֺ וֱעֶזוּז מִלְחָמָה חֵמָה) consuming Jacob Isaiah 42:25; of crocodile (hyperb.), נַפְשׁוֺ גֶּחָלִים תְלַהֵ֑ט Job 41:13 his breath setteth coals ablaze; absolute Joel 2:3, figurative of devastation by locusts (subject לֶהָבָה; "" אָֽכְלָה אֵשׁ).
לָהַט to burn, to flame (also Syr. Ch. id.). Psalms 104:4. לֹהֲטִים the flaming, those who breathe out fire and flames, Psalms 57:5.
Piel לִהֵט to kindle, to make burn (used of a flame), with an acc. Joel 1:19, 2:3 Psalms 83:15, 106:18 Isaiah 42:25 to blow (used of the breath), Job 41:13.
Hence לַהַט.
II. לָהַט i.q. לוּט, לָאַט (compare p. 211, A ), pr. to hide; hence to use occult and magical arts; whence לְהָטִים which see.