le.qach denotes instruction or teaching communicated, received, increased, or claimed as pure.

The attested use chiefly concerns instruction as something given, heard, accepted, increased, or characterized in speech. One occurrence places it in persuasive speech that turns a man aside, showing the term in a different instructional or verbal setting.

1. Instruction communicated and received · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 32:2, the construct form occurs in the speaker's comparison of his teaching with rain and dew; the APB renders the clause, "My teaching will drop like rain." In Proverbs 1:5 and Proverbs 9:9, the absolute form stands in sayings where a wise or righteous person increases through hearing or being taught, while Isaiah 29:24 describes grumblers accepting instruction.

   Deuteronomy 32:2Isaiah 29:24Job 11:4Proverbs 1:5Proverbs 4:2Proverbs 9:9
2. Persuasive speech that turns aside · rare

   In Proverbs 7:21, the construct form occurs with much persuasion and smooth lips in the action of turning a man aside; the APB renders, "With much persuasion she turns him aside." The verse places the term within speech used to influence and drive someone away.

   Proverbs 7:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with terms such as "teaching," "instruction," "learning," "guidance," and "persuasion." These render the verses' overall thought rather than providing fixed equivalents for the lemma.