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Isaiah 1:17
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.” (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
- לִמְד֥וּ — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd 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.