לְחִי
lᵉchîy(lekh-ee')
“the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone”
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;
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