Know the Word.

Hebrew word

lᵉchîy

lekh-ee'

לְחִי

What it means

the cheek

the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bone

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to be soft

How the King James translates it

  • cheeks5
  • cheek4
  • jaws4
  • jawbone3
  • jaw3
  • bone1

Every place it appears 20

Deuteronomy18:3
1 Kings22:24
2 Chronicles18:23
Psalms3:7
Song of Solomon1:105:13
Isaiah30:2850:6
Lamentations1:23:30
Ezekiel29:438:4
Hosea11:4