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It conveys a sense of vitality and newness, often associated with life and growth. In the biblical context, it can refer to fresh produce, green plants, or anything that retains moisture and life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of freshness and moisture was significant due to the arid climate of the region. Water was a precious resource, and anything described as "lach" would be considered valuable and life-sustaining. The imagery of freshness and greenness often symbolized prosperity, blessing, and divine favor, as fertile land was essential for survival and prosperity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>moist, fresh, new<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fresh (4), green (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">לַח</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>moist, fresh, new</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3</a>; <font class="hebrew2">לָ֑ח</font>Ezekiel 17:24; plural <font class="hebrew2">לַחִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/6-3.htm">Numbers 6:3</a> 2t.; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>moist, fresh</em>, of trees, fruit, etc.; <font class="hebrew2">לִבְנֶה לַח</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37</a> (J); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֵץ ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3</a>; grapes <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֲנָבִים ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/6-3.htm">Numbers 6:3</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>new</em>, of cords, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יְתָרִים ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/16-7.htm">Judges 16:7</a>,8, probably made of <em>fresh</em> sinews of animal (compare Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb053503.gif"> PS<sup>1652</sup>; GFM<sup>on the passage</sup>) <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>green, moist <p>From an unused root meaning to be new; fresh, i.e. Unused or undried -- green, moist. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לַ֖ח לַח֩ לַחִ֖ים לַחִ֥ים לָ֔ח לח לחים la·ḥîm lach laChim laḥ lāḥ laḥîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַקַּ֥ל לִבְנֶ֛ה <b> לַ֖ח </b> וְל֣וּז וְעֶרְמ֑וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then Jacob took <span class="itali">fresh</span> rods of poplar<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him rods <span class="itali">of green</span> poplar,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rods of poplar <span class="itali">fresh</span> and almond and plane<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 6:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וַעֲנָבִ֛ים <b> לַחִ֥ים </b> וִיבֵשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor eat <span class="itali">fresh</span> or dried grapes.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor eat <span class="itali">moist</span> grapes,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drink grapes <span class="itali">fresh</span> dried nor<p><b><a href="/text/judges/16-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים <b> לַחִ֖ים </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me with seven <span class="itali">fresh</span> cords<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me with seven <span class="itali">green</span> withs<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seven cords <span class="itali">fresh</span> after have not<p><b><a href="/text/judges/16-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים <b> לַחִ֖ים </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up to her seven <span class="itali">fresh</span> cords<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to her seven <span class="itali">green</span> withs<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to her seven cords <span class="itali">fresh</span> after had not<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 17:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הוֹבַ֙שְׁתִּי֙ עֵ֣ץ <b> לָ֔ח </b> וְהִפְרַ֖חְתִּי עֵ֣ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dry <span class="itali">up the green</span> tree<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have dried <span class="itali">up the green</span> tree,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dry tree <span class="itali">the green</span> flourish tree<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/20-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 20:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָל־ עֵֽץ־ <b> לַח֩ </b> וְכָל־ עֵ֨ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> every <span class="itali">green</span> tree<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in thee, and it shall devour <span class="itali">every green</span> tree<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every tree <span class="itali">green</span> every tree<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3892.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3892.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3892<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lach_3892.htm">laḥ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lachim_3892.htm">la·ḥîm — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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