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lᵊḥī לְחִי ‘jaw’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to be soft

lᵊḥī n, m
1) jaw, cheek
 1a) jaw, jawbone (of animal)
 1b) cheek (of man)

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:3 Judges 15:15, 15:16, 15:19, 15:17 1 Kings 22:24 Isaiah 50:6, 30:28 Ezekiel 29:4, 38:4 Hosea 11:4 Micah 4:14 Psalms 3:8 Job 40:26, 16:10 Song of Songs 5:13, 1:10 Lamentations 1:2, 3:30 2 Chronicles 18:23

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