Word Study · Strong's H3906 · Hebrew
לַחַץ
lachats
lakh'-ats
“distress”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
distress
Rendered in the KJV as
affliction, oppression.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- בְּלַ֣חַץ2
- לַ֙חַץ֙2
- לַ֔חַץ2
- בַּלַּ֣חַץ1
- הַלַּ֔חַץ1
- וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃1
- לַ֣חַץ1
- לָ֑חַץ1
- לַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃1
How it is rendered · 7
- oppression5
- in [the] oppression of2
- [the] oppression of1
- and oppression our1
- by the oppression1
- oppression our1
- the oppression1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular5
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp1bp · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bp · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms3 of 12 · 25%
- 1 Kings2 of 12 · 17%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 12 · 17%
- Exodus1 of 12 · 8%
- Deuteronomy1 of 12 · 8%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 22:27לַ֙חַץ֙lachatznoun · masculine singularand tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”here: oppression
- 1 Kings 22:27לַ֔חַץlachatznoun · masculine singularand tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”here: oppression
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 18:26לַ֙חַץ֙lachatznoun · masculine singularand tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”here: oppression
- 2 Chronicles 18:26לַ֔חַץlachatznoun · masculine singularand tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”here: oppression
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 42:9בְּלַ֣חַץbelachatzpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”here: in [the] oppression of
- Psalms 43:2בְּלַ֣חַץbelachatzpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?here: in [the] oppression of
- Psalms 44:24וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃velachatzenuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralWhy do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?here: and oppression our