Word Study · Strong's H3940 · Hebrew

לַפִּיד

lappid

lap-peed'

Strong's 1890 spelling: lappîyd

“a flambeau, lamp or flame”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a flambeau, lamp or flame

Rendered in the KJV as

(fire-) brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch.

13
occurrencesin the Old Testament
9 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
13
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 13 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 13

בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים1
בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים1
הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים1
הַלַּפִּידִ֗ם1
וּכְלַפִּ֥יד1
וְלַפִּדִ֖ים1
וְלַפִּ֣יד1
כְּלַפִּ֥יד1
כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי1
כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם1
לַפִּדִ֗ים1
לַפִּ֥יד1

and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.

How it is rendered · 11

on the torches2
torches2
[are] like the torches1
[were] like torches of1
a torch1
and a torch of1
and like a torch of1
and torches1
like a torch1
the lightning1
the torches1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 9

preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural3
noun · masculine plural2
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · masculine singular1
preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
preposition + noun · masculine singular1

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HRd/Ncmpa · 3
HNcmpa · 2
HTd/Ncmpa · 2
HC/Ncmpa · 1
HC/Ncmsc · 1
HC/R/Ncmsc · 1
HNcmsa · 1
HR/Ncmpc · 1
HR/Ncmsa · 1

All 13, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Judges5 of 13 · 38%
Genesis1 of 13 · 8%
Exodus1 of 13 · 8%
Job1 of 13 · 8%
Isaiah1 of 13 · 8%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 15:17וְלַפִּ֣ידvelapidconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.here: and a torch of

Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 20:18הַלַּפִּידִ֗םhalapidimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralWhen all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.here: the lightning

Judges5 occurrences

Job1 occurrence

Job 41:19לַפִּידִ֣יםlapidimnoun · masculine pluralFirebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth!here: torches

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 62:1כְּלַפִּ֥ידkelapidpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.here: like a torch

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 1:13הַלַּפִּדִ֔יםhalapidimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralIn the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.here: the torches

Daniel1 occurrence

Daniel 10:6כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵיkelapideipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.here: [were] like torches of

Nahum1 occurrence

Nahum 2:4כַּלַּפִּידִ֔םkalapidimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralThe chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.here: [are] like the torches

Zechariah1 occurrence

Zechariah 12:6וּכְלַפִּ֥ידukhelapidconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.here: and like a torch of

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