While lentil (Lens culinaris) seeds are phytochemically well characterized, very little is known about secondary metabolites from lentil roots. Our research on lentil roots led to isolation of five phenolic compounds and five group B soyasaponins. Their structures were established using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Four phenolics have not been hitherto described in the literature: 4‐O‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐2‐methoxybenzoic acid, (αS)‐4,4′‐di‐O‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐α,2′‐dihydroxydihydrochalcone, (αS)‐4′‐O‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐α,2′,4‐trihydroxydihydrochalcone, and keto‐2‐hydroxyglycitein. The DPPH∙ radical‐scavenging activity of the purified phenolic compounds was additionally evaluated.