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Strong's H3940 לַפִּיד (lappid)

Lappid means “lightning” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3940 — paroikia (“sojourning”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3940
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 13
Books 9

Strong's H3940 Quick Answer

Strong's H3940 לַפִּידּ לַפִּד (lappiyd) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lappiyd (lap-peed') (or lappid {lap-peed'}) n-m. 1. a flambeau, lamp or flame [from an unused root probably meaning to shine] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include lamps, fire, and lamp. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
lappiyd (lap-peed') (or lappid {lap-peed'}) n-m. 1. a flambeau, lamp or flame [from an unused root probably meaning to shine]
Usage
13 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
lamps, fire, and lamp

Meaning and Definition

lappiyd (lap-peed') (or lappid {lap-peed'}) n-m. 1. a flambeau, lamp or flame [from an unused root probably meaning to shine] KJV: (fire-)brand, (burning) lamp, lightning, torch.

Original Word
לַפִּידּ לַפִּד
Transliteration
lappiyd
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3940. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3940 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lappiyd, 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.

lamps Judges 7:16 fire Judges 15:5 lamp Job 12:5

How Strong's H3940 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 13 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3940 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 H3940 in the Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 15:17 KJV

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Exodus 20:18 KJV

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

Judges 7:16 KJV

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

Usage Excerpts

First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3940.

Genesis 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Exodus 20:18 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
Judges 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Judges 7:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
Judges 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
Judges 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
Job 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Job 41:19 Old Testament, KJV
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
Isaiah 62:1 Old Testament, KJV
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
Ezekiel 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Daniel 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
Nahum 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
Zechariah 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3940, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3940 FAQ

What does lappid (לַפִּיד) mean?

Lappid (Strong's H3940) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "lightning". lappiyd (lap-peed') (or lappid {lap-peed'}) n-m. 1. a flambeau, lamp or flame [from an unused root probably meaning to shine]

How many times is lappid (לַפִּיד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H3940 across 9 books.

Where can I study lappid (לַפִּיד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3940 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lappid (לַפִּיד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lamps, fire, and lamp. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.