לֻח֥וֹת

𐤋𐤇𐤅𐤕

lûwach

tablets

A flat, smooth tablet or slab, typically rectangular, made of stone, wood, or metal; used for writing, engraving, or displaying information. In the Hebrew Bible, especially denotes the stone tablets inscribed with laws or commandments. Can refer more generally to any kind of plate or board, often one designed to be inscribed or written upon.

luwa "board, plank" (Luvale) · luwa "plank, board (of wood)" (Lunda) · luwa "board, plank" (Chokwe) +3 more

H3871

Deuteronomy 9:11 · Word #14

Lexicon H3871

Lemmaלוּחַ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤅𐤇
Transliterationlûwach
Strong'sH3871
DefinitionA flat, smooth tablet or slab, typically rectangular, made of stone, wood, or metal; used for writing, engraving, or displaying information. In the Hebrew Bible, especially denotes the stone tablets inscribed with laws or commandments. Can refer more generally to any kind of plate or board, often one designed to be inscribed or written upon.

Morphology HNcmpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasetablets

SIBI-P1 Translation H3871-03

polished tablets of

Morphological NotesNoun, masculine plural, construct state (HNcmpc/cmpa forms attested).
Rendering RationaleThe noun לוּחַ denotes a smooth, polished slab suitable for inscription; the plural construct form requires the relational sense "of," yielding "polished tablets of." The rendering preserves both the root idea of smoothness/polish and the masculine plural construct morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

polished tablets of

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleStandardized from "tablets".

Bantu Hebrew

לֻח֥וֹת (lûwach) — A flat, smooth tablet or slab, typically rectangular, made of stone, wood, or metal; used for writing, engraving, or displaying information. In the Hebrew Bible, especially denotes the stone tablets inscribed with laws or commandments. Can refer more generally to any kind of plate or board, often one designed to be inscribed or written upon.

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Word Meaning Language
luwa board, plank Luvale
luwa plank, board (of wood) Lunda
luwa board, plank Chokwe
oluwa plank, board (of wood) Umbundu
luwa plank, plank of wood, wooden board Kimbundu
luwa plank, board, slab (of wood, sometimes stone), flat surface (class 11 'lu-' prefix) Kikongo