לָמַד

lâmad · Hebrew · Strong's H3925 · 86 occurrences

The KJV renders 24 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ing”

What it means

properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

unaccustomed, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teacher, ing

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“ing”

also renders oikodoméō (G3618), katára (G2671), oikodomḗ (G3619), ʼâbêl (H57), beged (H899), chêqer (H2714), yâtsab (H3320), yârêʼ (H3372), yârâh (H3384), yâshên (H3463), kâshal (H3782), lûwn (H3885), maṭṭâʻ (H4302), mishṭôwach (H4894), mishteh (H4960), nâbêl (H5034), nâgach (H5055), nâgan (H5059), nâdad (H5074), nâtsar (H5341), nâqaph (H5362), shîyr (H7892), simlâh (H8071)

“instruct”

also renders katēchéō (G2727), mathēteúō (G3100), paideúō (G3811), myéō (G3453), bîyn (H995), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçad (H3245), yiççôwr (H3250), yâçar (H3256), yârâh (H3384), sâkal (H7919)

“skilful”

also renders chokmâh (H2451), chârâsh (H2796), yâdaʻ (H3045)

“teacher”

also renders didáskalos (G1320), yârâh (H3384), lûwts (H3887)

“expert”

also renders gnṓstēs (G1109), sâkal (H7919)

“learn”

also renders manthánō (G3129), paideúō (G3811)

Questions this word decides

Is tithing required for Christians?

Where it appears

86 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 5:18 HC/Vqsmpc1 Chronicles 25:7 HVPsmpc2 Chronicles 17:7 HR/Vpc2 Chronicles 17:9 HC/Vpw3mp2 Samuel 1:18 HR/Vpc2 Samuel 22:35 HVprmsaDaniel 1:4 HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 4:1 HVprmsaDeuteronomy 4:5 HVpp1csDeuteronomy 4:10 HVpi3mp/SnDeuteronomy 4:14 HR/VpcDeuteronomy 5:1 HC/Vqq2mpDeuteronomy 5:31 HVpi2ms/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 6:1 HR/VpcDeuteronomy 11:19 HC/Vpq2mpDeuteronomy 14:23 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 17:19 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 18:9 HVqi2msDeuteronomy 20:18 HVpi3mpDeuteronomy 31:12 HVqi3mpDeuteronomy 31:13 HC/Vqq3cpDeuteronomy 31:19 HC/Vpv2ms/Sp3fsDeuteronomy 31:22 HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fsEcclesiastes 12:9 HVpp3msEzekiel 19:3 HC/Vqw3msEzekiel 19:6 HC/Vqw3msEzra 7:10 HC/R/VpcHosea 10:11 HVPsfsaIsaiah 1:17 HVqv2mpIsaiah 2:4 HVqi3mpIsaiah 26:9 HVqp3cpIsaiah 26:10 HVqp3msIsaiah 29:13 HVPsfsaIsaiah 29:24 HVqi3mpIsaiah 40:14 HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3msIsaiah 48:17 HVprmsc/Sp2msJudges 3:2 HR/Vpc/Sp3mpJeremiah 2:33 HVpp1csJeremiah 9:5 HVpp3cpJeremiah 9:14 HVpp3cp/Sp3mpJeremiah 9:20 HC/Vpv2fpJeremiah 10:2 HVqj2mpJeremiah 12:16 HVpp3cpJeremiah 13:21 HVpp2fsJeremiah 31:18 HVPp3msJeremiah 31:34 HVpi3mpJeremiah 32:33 HC/VpaJob 21:22 HVpi3msMicah 4:3 HVqi3mp/SnProverbs 5:13 HC/R/Vprmsc/Sp1csProverbs 30:3 HVqp1csPsalm 18:34 HVprmsaPsalm 25:4 HVpv2ms/Sp1csPsalm 25:5 HC/Vpv2ms/Sp1csPsalm 25:9 HC/Vpi3msPsalm 34:11 HVpi1cs/Sp2mpPsalm 51:13 HVph1csPsalm 60:0 HR/VpcPsalm 71:17 HVpp2ms/Sp1csPsalm 94:10 HTd/Vprmsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.