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Deuteronomy 11:19

“And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לָמַדlâmad · law-mad'
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: וְ — conjunction
לִמַּדְתֶּ֥ם — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vpq2mp
Usage: Occurs 87 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 4:1 Deuteronomy 4:5 Deuteronomy 4:10 Deuteronomy 4:10 Deuteronomy 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.

Verse 18 Verse 20

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.