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Company

לַהֲקָהStrong’s H3862

lahaqah (la-ha-qah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Lahaqah is the Hebrew word usually translated “company of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.”
1 Samuel 19:20 KJV
Meaning
  1. Company, group, band
How it's translated
  • company of 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 1

1 book in all.

Related words
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    Hebrew dictionary

    לַהֲקָה lahaqah · company

    company, group, band

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “company” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    COMPANY, noun

    1. In military affairs, the soldiers united under the command of a captain; a subdivision of a regiment, consisting usually of a number from 60 to 100 men.
    2. Any assemblage of persons; a collection of men, or other animals, in a very indefinite sense.
    3. An assemblage of persons for entertainment or festivity; a party collected by invitation or otherwise.
    4. Persons that associate with others for conversation or pleasure; society; as, let your children keep good company
    All definitions and other forms of “company”
    1. The state of being a companion; the act of accompanying; fellowship; society.
    2. A number of persons untied for the same purpose, or in a joint concern; as a company of merchants or mechanics; a company of players.
    3. The crew of a ship, including the officers; also, a fleet.

    COMPANY, verb transitive

    To accompany; to attend; to go with; to be companion to.

      COMPANY, verb intransitive

      1. To associate with; to frequent the company of.“I wrote you not to company with fornicators” 1 Corinthians 5:9
      2. To be a gay companion.
      3. To have commerce with the other sex.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.