Original Language Studio
2 Chronicles 17:9
“And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
לָמַדlâmad · law-mad'
H3925 · Hebrew
H3925 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יְלַמְּדוּ֙ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 87 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:5Deuteronomy 4:10Deuteronomy 4:10Deuteronomy 4:14
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read לָמַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.