Word Study · Strong's H3909 · Hebrew
לָט
lat
lawt
Strong's 1890 spelling: lâṭ
“properly, covered, i.e. secret”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, covered, i.e. secret; by implication, incantation; also secrecy or (adverb) covertly
Rendered in the KJV as
enchantment, privily, secretly, softly.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם2
- בַלָּ֔ט1
- בַּלָּט֙1
- בַּלָּֽט׃1
- בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם1
How it is rendered · 2
- by enchantments their3
- in the secrecy3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 3
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 7:22בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbelateihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.here: by enchantments their
- Exodus 8:7בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑םbelateihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.here: by enchantments their
- Exodus 8:18בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛םbelateihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.here: by enchantments their
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 18:22בַּלָּט֙balatpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”here: in the secrecy
- 1 Samuel 24:4בַּלָּֽט׃balatpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSo David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up secretly and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.here: in the secrecy