לַיִשׁ
Transliteration
layiš
Pronunciation
lah'-yish
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as לַיִשׁ (H3918)
Strong’s Definitions

לַיִשׁ Layish, lah'-yish; the same as H3918; Laish, the name of two places in Palestine:—Laish. Compare H3889.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H3919 in the following manner: Laish (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H3919 in the following manner: Laish (7x).

  1. Laish = "lion"

    proper masculine noun

    1. father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David

      proper locative noun

    2. an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel

    3. a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לַיִשׁ Layish, lah'-yish; the same as H3918; Laish, the name of two places in Palestine:—Laish. Compare H3889.
STRONGS H3919: Abbreviations
† II. לַ֫יִשׁ proper name, of a location (on meaning lion, compare RSSemitic i. 156 (om. 2nd ed.)); — former name of Dan, in extreme north of Canaan, Judges 18:7, 14, 27, 29 (see דָּן); Λαισα; = לֶשֶׁם which see; compare BuhlGeogr. § 124.

† III. לַ֫יִשׁ proper name, masculine father of Michal's second husband, 1 Samuel 25:44 + 2 Samuel 3:15 Qr (Kt [H3889 לושׁ]), A Λμεις, Σελλης, Ιωας, Σελλειμ.

† לַ֫יְשָׁה proper name, of a location North of Jerusalem Isaiah 10:30 (perhaps akin to III. לַיִשׁ, see Di); site unknown; see KasterenZPV xiii. 101 conjecture `Isawiye, village two miles northeast from Jerusalem (PEFMap; Mem. iii. 27 RobBR i. 437 compare BuhlGeogr. 175), ἐν Σα, Λαισα.
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References

Judges

Judges 18:7; Judges 18:14; Judges 18:27; Judges 18:29

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:44

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:15

Isaiah

Isaiah 10:30