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Exodus 32:16

“And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לוּחַlûwach · loo'-akh
H3871 · Hebrew

Definition: probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal
Derivation: or לֻחַ; from a primitive root;
KJV renderings: board, plate, table.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הַ֨ — particle (definite article)
לֻּחֹ֔ת — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ncmpa
Usage: Occurs 43 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 24:12 Exodus 27:8 Exodus 31:18 Exodus 31:18 Exodus 32:15

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 לוּחַ here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.