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לֶקַח
leqach · Hebrew · Strong's H3948 · 9 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “doctrine”
What it means
properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
from H3947 (לָקַח);
How the KJV renders it
doctrine, learning, fair speech
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“doctrine”
“learning”
also renders didaskalía (G1319), grámma (G1121)
“fair speech”
also renders eulogía (G2129)
Where it appears
9 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Deuteronomy 32:2 HNcmsc/Sp1csIsaiah 29:24 HNcmsaJob 11:4 HNcmsc/Sp1csProverbs 1:5 HNcmsaProverbs 4:2 HNcmsaProverbs 7:21 HNcmsc/Sp3fsProverbs 9:9 HNcmsaProverbs 16:21 HNcmsaProverbs 16:23 HNcmsa
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.