Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to kindle
Usage: 1) to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame 1a) (Qal) blazing (participle) 1b)(Piel) to scorch, burn, blaze
Strong's Number
H3857
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H3857 Quick Answer
Strong's H3857 לָהַט (lahat) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lahat (law-hat') v. 1. (properly) to lick 2. (by implication) to blaze It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include burneth, burned, burn, set, and fire. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- lahat (law-hat') v. 1. (properly) to lick 2. (by implication) to blaze
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- burneth, burned, burn, set, and fire
Meaning and Definition
lahat (law-hat') v. 1. (properly) to lick 2. (by implication) to blaze [a primitive root] KJV: burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3857. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3857 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lahat, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
burned
Psalms 106:18
3×
burneth
Psalms 83:14
3×
burn
Deuteronomy 32:22
2×
fire
Psalms 104:4
set
Psalms 57:4
How Strong's H3857 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3857 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3857 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3857.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3857, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3857 FAQ
What does lahat (לָהַט) mean?
Lahat (Strong's H3857) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "set on fire". lahat (law-hat') v. 1. (properly) to lick 2. (by implication) to blaze
How many times is lahat (לָהַט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H3857 across 6 books.
Where can I study lahat (לָהַט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3857 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate lahat (לָהַט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as burneth, burned, burn, set, and fire. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.