H3895Hebrew

לְחִי

lᵉchîy(lekh-ee')
21 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong's Definition

the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone

Translated in KJV as

cheek (bone)jaw (bone).

Etymology

from an unused root meaning to be soft;

All Occurrences(21)