烙
lào
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How is 烙 read in the Chinese Bible?
烙 is read lào in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses across 3 books, first in Exodus 21:25.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 3
- First in
- Exodus 21:25
Words it forms in the Bible
- 烙lào× 4to brand
Meaning: to burn, to brand; hot iron
In the text
- Exodus 21:25
以烙还烙，以伤还伤，以打还打。
- Isaiah 3:24
必有臭烂代替馨香， 绳子代替腰带， 光秃代替美发， 麻衣系腰代替华服， 烙伤代替美容。
- 1 Timothy 4:2
这是因为说谎之人的假冒；这等人的良心如同被热铁烙惯了一般。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.