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Job 12:5

“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

לַפִּידlappîyd · lap-peed'
H3940 · Hebrew

Definition: a flambeau, lamp or flame
Derivation: or לַפִּד; from an unused root probably meaning to shine;
KJV renderings: (fire-) brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch.
Grammar: לַ — preposition with definite article
פִּ֣יד — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HRd/Ncmsa
Usage: Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:17 Exodus 20:18 Judges 7:16 Judges 7:20 Judges 15:4

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 לַפִּיד here.

Verse 4 Verse 6

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.