Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to knead
Usage: (Qal) to knead (dough)
Strong's Number
H3888
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
5
Strong's H3888 Quick Answer
Strong's H3888 לוּשׁ (luwsh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. luwsh (loosh) v. 1. to knead [a primitive root] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include kneaded and knead. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- luwsh (loosh) v. 1. to knead [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- kneaded and knead
Meaning and Definition
luwsh (loosh) v. 1. to knead [a primitive root] KJV: knead.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3888. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3888 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render luwsh, 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.
kneaded
1 Samuel 28:24
3×
knead
Genesis 18:6
2×
How Strong's H3888 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 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3888 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 H3888 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3888.
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3888, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3888 FAQ
What does lush (לוּשׁ) mean?
Lush (Strong's H3888) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "knead". luwsh (loosh) v. 1. to knead [a primitive root]
How many times is lush (לוּשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H3888 across 5 books.
Where can I study lush (לוּשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3888 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate lush (לוּשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kneaded and knead. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.