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Cheek

Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G4600, G8316, H3895
Hebrew
לְחִי · lᵉchîy
Greek
σιαγών · siagōn

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

σιαγών

G4600
Transliteration
siagōn
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

cheek

Lexicon definition

σιαγών, -όνος, ἡ [in LXX for לְחִי ;] the jawbone, jaw, cheek: Mat.5:39, Luk.6:29 (cf. MM, xxii).† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μῆλον

G8316
Transliteration
mēlon
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

cheeks

Lexicon definition

cheeks; apple

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

σιαγών

G4600
Transliteration
siagṓn
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

cheek

Lexicon definition

the jaw-bone, i.e. (by implication) the cheek or side of the face

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

לְחִי

H3895
Transliteration
lᵉchîy
Pronunciation
lekh-ee'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
20

Glosses

cheek (bone), jaw (bone).

Lexicon definition

the cheek (from its fleshiness)

hence, the jaw-bone

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Cheek

Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), "Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other," means simply, "Resist not evil" (Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet. 2:19-23). Ps. 3:7 = that God had deprived his enemies of the power of doing him injury.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Cheek

Indexed occurrences: 4

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Strong's Concordance

Cheeks

Indexed occurrences: 5

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All Scripture references22 references

Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 18:3

Judges 3

Judges 15:15Judges 15:16Judges 15:17

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 22:24

2 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 18:23

Job 2

Job 16:10Job 40:26

Psalms 1

Psalms 3:8

Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 1:10Song of Solomon 5:13

Isaiah 2

Isaiah 30:28Isaiah 50:6

Lamentations 2

Lamentations 1:2Lamentations 3:30

Ezekiel 2

Ezekiel 29:4Ezekiel 38:4

Hosea 1

Hosea 11:4

Micah 2

Micah 4:14Micah 5:1

Matthew 1

Matthew 5:39

Luke 1

Luke 6:29

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Dictionary

Cheek

Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), "Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other," means simply, "Resist not evil" (Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet. 2:19-23). Ps. 3:7 = that God had deprived his enemies of the power of doing him injury.

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