- Original: לחי - Transliteration: L@chiy - Phonetic: lekh-ee' - Definition: 1. jaw, cheek a. jaw, jawbone (of animal) b. cheek (of man) - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft - TWOT entry: 1101a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be soft; the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence the jaw bone: - cheek (bone) jaw (bone). Total KJV Occurrences: 21 • bone, 1 Psalm 3:7 • cheek, 5 1 Kings 22:24; 2 Chronicles 18:23; Job 16:10; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1 • cheeks, 5 Deuteronomy 18:3; Song of Songs 1:10; Song of Songs 5:13; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 1:2 • jaw, 3 Judges 15:16; Judges 15:19; Job 41:2 • jawbone, 3 Judges 15:15; Judges 15:16; Judges 15:17 • jaws, 4 Isaiah 30:28; Ezekiel 29:4; Ezekiel 38:4; Hosea 11:4