H3963 H3963
lethech (dry measure for barley, approximately half a homer)
This noun denotes a dry measure for grain, appearing in Hosea 3:2 where the prophet purchases his wayward wife for "fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley." According to the Mishnah, a lethech equals half a homer (about 5 bushels), though this tradition is uncertain. The Septuagint read this differently as "a skin of wine." The measure appears only here, making precise calculation difficult, but the context shows Hosea paying a redemption price partly in grain, symbolizing God's redemptive love for unfaithful Israel.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Hosea 3:2 describes the prophet buying back his adulterous wife for silver and grain, including "a lethech of barley." Spanish "letek-de" and French "mesure" recognize this as a measure, though the exact quantity remains uncertain. The mixed payment of precious metal and common grain may symbolize the combination of value and sustenance in God's redemption of His people. 1×
AR["وَلَتِكِ"]·ben["এবং-এক-লেথেক"]·DE["[ולתך]"]·EN["and-lethech-of"]·FR["et-mesure"]·heb["ו-לתך"]·HI["और-लेतेक"]·ID["dan-satu-letek"]·IT["[ולתך]"]·jav["lan-lèthèk"]·KO["그리고-레텍"]·PT["e-letek-de"]·RU["и-летех"]·ES["y-letek-de"]·SW["na-letheki-ya"]·TR["ve-bir-letek"]·urd["اور-لیتک"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† לֶ֫תֶךְ n.[m.] a barley-measure (NH id., a corn-measure); only in חֹמֶר־שְׂעֹרִים וְל׳ שְׂעֹרִים Ho 3:2; according to 𝔙 = 1/2 כֹּר = 1/2 חֹמֶר (q.v.), cf. Mish. (LevyNHWB ii. 531), but this tradition is uncertain (cf. NowArch. i. 203); 𝔊 νέβελ οἴνου, for ל׳ שׂ׳.