Hebrew word study
לְחִיlᵉchîy — the cheek (from its fleshiness)
Pronounced “lekh-ee'”
the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone
Translated in the King James as: cheek (bone), jaw (bone).
Appears 21 times in Scripture
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Deuteronomy — 1×
Judges — 5×
1 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Ezekiel — 2×
Hosea — 1×
Micah — 1×
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