Fresh
לַחStrong’s H3892lach
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Lach is the Hebrew word usually translated “fresh”, “moist” and “freshly cut”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.”
Meaning
- Moist, fresh, newmoist, fresh (of plants) · new (of cords, sinews)
How it's translated
- fresh 3
- moist 2
- freshly cut 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 2
- Ezekiel 2
- Genesis 1
- Numbers 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 6:3He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
- Judges 16:7And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
- Judges 16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
- Ezekiel 17:24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
- Ezekiel 20:47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Hebrew dictionary
לַח lach · fresh
1) moist, fresh, new 1a) moist, fresh (of plants) 1b) new (of cords, sinews)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fresh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FRESH, adjective
[Eng. rush, which gives the radical sense, though it may not be the same word.]
- Moving with celerity; brisk; strong; somewhat vehement; as a fresh breeze; fresh wind; the primary sense.
- Having the color and appearance of young thrifty plants; lively; not impaired or faded; as when we say, the fields look fresh and green.
- Having the appearance of a healthy youth; florid; ruddy; as a fresh-colored young man.
- New; recently grown; as fresh vegetables.
All definitions and other forms of “fresh”
- New; recently made or obtained.
- Not impaired by time; not forgotten or obliterated.
- Not salt; as fresh water; fresh meat.
- Recently from the well or spring; pure and cool; not warm or vapid.
- In a state like that of recent growth or recentness; as, to preserve flowers and fruit fresh
- Repaired from loss or diminution; having new vigor.
- New; that has lately come or arrived; as fresh news; fresh dispatches.
- Sweet; in a good state; not stale.
- Unpracticed; unused; not before employed; as a fresh hand on board of a ship.
- Moderately rapid; as, the ship makes fresh way.
FRESH, noun
A freshet.
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.