לֶחִי

Strong’s Definition

Lechi, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

a form of H3895 (לְחִי);

KJV Usage

Lehi. Compare also H7437 (רָמַת לֶחִי).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a place in judah which must have been in the shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of judah; site uncertain
• 2.place is noted for being the location of samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Lechîy; Pronunciation: lekh'-ee