H3893 H3893
moisture, freshness, vigor (physical vitality that remains undiminished)
This noun denotes moisture, freshness, or vital force, appearing in Deuteronomy 34:7 to describe Moses at 120 years old: "his vigor had not fled." The word conveys the physical vitality and strength that typically diminishes with age but remarkably persisted in Moses. It suggests the fresh moisture of youth as opposed to the dryness of old age. This same root appears metaphorically in Jeremiah 11:19 (though with textual uncertainty) for a tree in its prime.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Deuteronomy 34:7 marvels that despite Moses' 120 years, "his vigor had not fled"—his natural force and vitality remained undiminished. Spanish, French, and German all render this as "vigor," recognizing the term's reference to physical strength and vitality. This remarkable preservation of youthful energy until the very day of his death underscores Moses' unique status. 1×
AR["نَضَارَتُهُ"]·ben["তাঁর-সতেজতা"]·DE["sein-vigor"]·EN["his-vigor"]·FR["son-vigor"]·heb["ליחוה"]·HI["उसकी-ताज़गी"]·ID["kekuatannya"]·IT["suo-vigor"]·jav["kakiyatanipun"]·KO["그의-기력이"]·PT["seu-vigor"]·RU["свежесть-его"]·ES["su-vigor"]·SW["nguvu-yake"]·TR["diri-gücü"]·urd["اس-کی-تازگی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [לֵחַ] n.m. moisture, freshness (i. e. force, vigour);—sf. וְלֹא נָס לֵחֹה Dt 34:7 and his freshness had not fled; read בְּלֵחָמוֹ or בְּלֵחוֹ for בִּלַחְמוֹ Je 11:19 (v. לֶחֶם ad fin.; on Zp 1:17 v. לְחוּם).